New York State Education Department
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Professions
Summaries of Regents Actions on Professional
Misconduct and Discipline
February 23, 2004
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Architecture - Chiropractic - Dentistry -
Engineering and Land Surveying - Massage Therapy - Nursing -
Pharmacy - Public
Accountancy - Social Work - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology - Veterinary Medicine
Architecture
Mitchell Attick, New York,
NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 011690; Cal. No.
21104
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
filing a false report.
Timothy Costello, Brooklyn,
NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 022952; Cal. No.
21197
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $3,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
filing plans with the New York City Department of Buildings
(DOB), reflecting the enlargement of an existing metal deck for a
residence. After the filing of said plans, the metal deck was
replaced with a wooden deck. Without checking the current state
of the deck, he then filed an inaccurate certification (form TR
-1) with DOB that the work on said deck was done in accordance
with the aforesaid plans.
Linus Chukwunenye Korieocha,
Springfield, NJ
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 027266; Cal. No.
21137
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
affixing his signature and professional seal to architectural
plans which were neither prepared by him nor by an employee under
his supervision and for which he had not prepared a thorough
evaluation of the professional services represented by said
plans.
James Joseph Leonard, Belle
Harbor, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 023931; Cal. No.
20443
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 3 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed,
probation through March 20, 2007.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filling
in the First Degree, a class E felony.
Chiropractic
John Q. Quackenbush,
Scottsdale, AZ
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 002865; Cal.
No. 18566
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension in certain area until terminated
as set forth in consent order application, probation 2 years to
commence if and when return to practice, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failing to accurately read/analyze and report on x-ray films of a
patient.
Dentistry
John R. Beck, Yonkers, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 039185; Cal. No.
20990
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failing to detect, chart or treat the periodontal disease of a
patient during the period of 1993 through 2001.
Ogina Hailoo, East Setauket,
NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 041179; Cal. No.
21189
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004 (see also July 1995)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 18 month suspension, thereafter probation 2
years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing
in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Alexander Karapetian, Rego
Park, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 044492; Cal. No.
20738
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 3 year suspension, $5,000 fine, following
service of 3 year suspension, probation 2 years to commence if
and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd
Degree.
Fred Kazlow, Savannah, GA
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 021102; Cal. No.
21313
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been found guilty by the Georgia Board of Dentistry of
extracting teeth that resulted in a patient contracting bacterial
endocarditis, and failing to maintain adequate patient records,
to wit: patient records failed to contain a complete medical
history, there was no evidence that x-rays were taken prior to
the extractions, and x-rays were undated.
Adel Najar, Bayside, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 032734; Cal. No.
21298
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, thereafter probation 2
years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
delegating professional responsibilities to an unlicensed
person.
Ernie Roy Topolnycky,
Kenmore, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 031051; Cal. No.
20752
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of
suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Bank Larceny, a felony.
Douglas Ward, West Covina,
CA
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 032451; Cal. No.
21312
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
being disciplined in the State of California based upon a
criminal conviction for Conspiring to Pay Unlawful Remuneration
and Tax Evasion, felonies.
Engineering and Land Surveying
Chi-Shing Aaron Cheung,
Plainview, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No.
065635; Cal. No. 21155
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
affixing his signature and professional seal to four different
sets of engineering plans which were neither prepared by him nor
by an employee under his supervision, and for which he had not
prepared thorough written evaluations of the professional
services represented by said plans.
Wei Jwo Lin, Flushing, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No.
050298; Cal. No. 21160
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
affixing his signature and professional seal to engineering plans
which were neither prepared by him nor by an employee under his
supervision and for which he had not prepared a thorough written
evaluation of the professional services represented by said
plans.
Massage Therapy
Cindy A. Farrar, East
Rockaway, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 009010;
Cal. No. 21105
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004 (see also October 2001)
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
practicing the profession of massage therapy while her license
was actually suspended.
Nursing
Abigail B. Amuquandoh,
Midlothian, VA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 388175; Cal. No. 21288
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004 (see also November 2004)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Annulment of registered professional nurse
license.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
making an intentionally false statement on her New York
application for licensure as a registered professional nurse by
indicating that she had graduated from New York University with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing when she knew full well
that she had not graduated with such a degree. After submission
of this application she was granted a license as a registered
professional nurse in the State of New York.
Manjula Bala, Holtsville,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 251081, 494078; Cal. Nos. 21056,
21057
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
administering Lidocaine IV to a patient instead of Saline IV that
was ordered by the physician.
Pearl M. Banks, Rochester,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
096976; Cal. No. 21020
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed,
probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Willful Violation of the Public Health
Laws, by failing to administer a medication as ordered by the
physician.
Josefina V. Bernabe, Staten
Island, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
180674; Cal. No. 20371
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004 (see also September 2006)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
failing to document that a patient had fallen and failing to seek
an evaluation and treatment for the patient.
Janet T. Conklin, New
Milford, PA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 244035; Cal. No. 21169
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension until terminated as set forth in
consent order application - upon termination of suspension,
probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice, $500
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of
having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records in the
2nd Degree, a misdemeanor, and diverting pain
medications.
Grant Wayne Cooper, Glendale,
AZ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 478293; Cal. No. 21263
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been found guilty of professional misconduct by the
Arizona State Board of Nursing (practicing beyond the scope and
failing to maintain accurate records).
Arlethia Delrio a/k/a Arlethia
Smith, Syracuse, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
257684; Cal. No. 20922
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension in certain area until terminated
as set forth in consent order application, probation 2 years,
$250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
making a medication error.
Yvonne Eie, Bluff Point,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 389654; Cal. No. 21145
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension until terminated as set forth in
consent order application - upon termination of suspension,
probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
medication administration and documentation errors.
Marlene Gerard, Brooklyn,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
196738; Cal. No. 20411
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004 (see also November 1999)
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
obtained her license to practice the profession of nursing
fraudulently as a registered nurse, practicing the profession of
nursing fraudulently, and conduct in the practice of nursing that
evidences moral unfitness.
Marlene Gerard, Brooklyn,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 499555; Cal. No. 18323
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Annulment of registered professional nurse license,
$10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
obtained her license to practice the profession of nursing
fraudulently as a registered nurse, practicing the profession of
nursing fraudulently, and conduct in the practice of nursing that
evidences moral unfitness.
Nola Douge Keita, Brooklyn,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 502653; Cal. No. 20276
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
failing to maintain, for at least six years, a record which
accurately reflects the evaluation and treatment of a
patient.
Anna Khachidze a/k/a Anna
Bobritskaya, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 235949, 466649; Cal. Nos. 21252,
21253
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of last 11
months of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
submitting a false report to her employer regarding an assessment
allegedly performed on a patient.
Kevin S. Lamay, Rome, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
242657; Cal. No. 20987
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 12 month suspension, execution of suspension stayed.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A
misdemeanor.
David J. Meyers, Troy,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
248167; Cal. No. 21150
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004 (see also December 2002)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension for no less than 2 years and
until terminated as set forth in consent order application - upon
termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon
return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd
Degree, a class A misdemeanor, and admitted to the charge of
violating a term of probation imposed by the Board of
Regents.
Patricia M. Meyers,
Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 309908; Cal. No. 21193
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
administering 1/2 a Xanax .25mg to a patient to quiet the patient
when there was no physician's order for the patient to
receive the drug.
Betsabe Morales, Ronkonkoma,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
182311; Cal. No. 21133
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failing to inform a patient's physician of said patient's
flu-like symptoms.
Kristine A. Pascale,
Brunswick, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
222470; Cal. No. 21142
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice in
New York State, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
committing documentation errors.
Magalie R. Remy, Brooklyn,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 167444, 365930; Cal. Nos. 19697,
19698
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004 (see also July 2007)
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of last 18 months of
suspension stayed, probation 2 years, 100 hours of public
service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of willful
physical and verbal abuse of patients.
Charles Francis Satterley,
Jr., Bellport, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 230589, 520260; Cal. Nos. 21114,
21115
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension until terminated as set forth in
consent order application - upon termination of suspension,
probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
diverting quantities of a controlled substance while working as a
nurse.
Michelle Kathleen Schutt,
Leroy, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 488094; Cal. No. 21287
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004 (see also December 2001)
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
diverting Dilaudid for her own use.
Joan Scott, Reno, NV
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
226763; Cal. No. 21279
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, probation 2 years to
commence when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Nevada
State Board of Nursing (violation of prior disciplinary
agreement).
Cecile M. Seifert a/k/a Cecile M.
Hojnicki, Buffalo, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; 14225; Lic. Nos. 188860, 401746; Cal. Nos.
20340, 20339
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application to surrender licenses
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failing to administer insulin as prescribed for two patients,
failing to properly transcribe a physician's order, and
failing to properly assess and monitor the infusion of an
intravenous dose of potassium.
Kathryn Margaret Sheridan ak/a Kathryn
Margaret Girvin, Rochester, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 506235; Cal. No. 21170
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
withdrawing Dilaudid from a Pyxis machine for patients for whom
there was no written physician order.
Pharmacy
Cynthia Grace Donnarumma,
Floral Park, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 047278; Cal.
No. 21141
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
filling two prescriptions under her own name and dispensing them
to another individual.
Sheldon Erdman, Middle
Island, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 035715; Cal.
No. 21232
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
filling prescriptions for narcotics that had not been
authorized.
Jagadeesh Gummella, Keasbey,
NJ
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 047742; Cal.
No. 21159
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
dispensing Prednisone, a prescription-required steroid
medication, instead of Pyridoxine, the over-the-counter vitamin
that had been prescribed for a twelve-year-old patient.
Gul Pharmacy Inc., 3307 Church
Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 018421; Cal. No.
20851
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application to surrender registration
granted.
Summary: Respondent did not contest the charge
of holding outdated drugs for sale, failing to maintain a current
DEA inventory of controlled drugs, failing to document refills
and permitting an unlicensed person to dispense drugs.
Kerri Lynn Olney, East
Amherst, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 046819; Cal.
No. 21205
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
incorrect drug dispensing and failing to offer counseling.
Sheikh Javed Rehmat, Little
Neck, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 031934; Cal.
No. 20850
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 23
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of
holding outdated drugs for sale, failing to maintain a current
DEA inventory of controlled drugs, failing to document refills,
and permitting an unlicensed person to perform activities
requiring a license.
Public Accountancy
Greg Alan Feldman, Bellmore,
NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 077729; Cal. No. 21181
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension until terminated as set forth in
consent order application - upon termination of suspension,
probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Obscenity in the 3rd
Degree.
Frederick R. Grant, Hollywood, FL
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 032723; Cal. No. 21156
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, following service of
suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon return to
practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been found guilty of professional misconduct by the
Florida State Board of Accountancy for issuing an unqualified
audit opinion when the financial statements overstated assets and
failing to sufficiently understand the audited entity's
internal control structure, which if committed in New York State
would constitute professional misconduct. Licensee also performed
an audit of an entity's financial statements for one year and
a re-audit of the financial statements of the same entity for
another year and in each audit he failed to follow generally
accepted auditing standards (GASS).
Stuart Fred Gross, New
Rochelle, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 057323; Cal. No. 21245
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records in the
4th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Joel Lewis, Bellmore, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant ; Lic.
No. 041264; Cal. No. 21297
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 22
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Willful Oppression by an Employee of the
U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Social Work
Brian Charles Stewart,
Syracuse, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 059486; Cal.
No. 20972
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated as a
felony.
Speech-Language Pathology and
Audiology
Loretta Gallagher, East
Setauket, NY
Profession: Speech-Language Pathologist; Lic.
No. 010921; Cal. No. 21185
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
willfully filing a false form, to wit: filing or causing to be
filed a form to obtain membership in a private professional
organization, which contained a forged signature.
Veterinary Medicine
Jeffrey Stephen Garretson,
Staten Island, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 006227; Cal.
No. 21074
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
permitting an unlicensed person to insert a microchip in a
cat.
George A. Vincent, Brooklyn,
NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 004277; Cal.
No. 20973
Regents Action Date: February 23, 2004
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 22
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
failing to treat a dog in need of immediate care and failing to
record the administration of a sedative in the dog's
record.
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