New York State Education Department
Office of the
Professions
Summaries of Regents Actions on Professional
Misconduct and Discipline
February 14, 2006
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Chiropractic - Dentistry - Nursing - Pharmacy - Physical Therapy -
Public Accountancy - Respiratory Therapy - Social
Work
Chiropractic
Semyon Libenzon,
Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 010136; Cal.
No. 22493
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation,
$2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Insurance Fraud in the 4th Degree.
Dentistry
Gabriel Dante Ariola a/k/a Dr.
Gabe, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 035610; Cal. No.
21555
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 5 year suspension, execution of last 4½ years of
suspension stayed, probation for last 4½ years.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of two counts of Conspiracy in the 4th
Degree, a class E felony.
Tejbir S. Oberoi,
Buffalo, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 034560; Cal. No.
21485
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. Section 1341 and
1342 , for having devised a scheme or artifice to defraud or for
obtaining money or property by false or fraudulent pretenses,
representations, or promises through the use of the United States
Postal System; and one count of violating 18 U.S.C. Section 1035,
for knowingly and willfully making a materially false,
fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation in a matter
involving a health care benefit program.
Margaret Theresa
O’Dea, Palenville, NY
Profession: Certified Dental Assistant; Cert.
No. 000115; Cal. No. 22469
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application to surrender certificate
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance.
Luis
Silvestre-Mejia, Jackson Heights, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 045269; Cal. No.
21744
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 2nd Degree, a class
C felony.
Robert Winegarden,
New York, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 030351; Cal. No.
21998
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Revocation stayed, 3 years probation,
$10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
having been convicted of committing a crime in New Jersey, to
wit: Theft By Failure to Make Required Disposition of Property
Received, a felony, and having been found guilty of professional
misconduct in the State of New Jersey.
Lawrence J. Wolfin,
West New York, NJ
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 034369; Cal. No.
22457
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
being found guilty by the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry of
professional misconduct for delegating professional
responsibilities to someone not qualified to perform them.
Nursing
Karine Antoine,
Westbury, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
223561; Cal. No. 19201
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed
suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
falsely indicating on her application for licensure as a
registered professional nurse in the State of New York that she
had received an associate nursing degree.
Maria Brown,
Setauket, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 176595; Cal. No. 22414
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year
probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
administering the wrong medication to a patient, failing to chart
the administration of medication, and administering half the dose
of a prescribed medication.
Deirdre Ryan
Clancy, Kings Park, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
273981; Cal. No. 22476
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation,
$250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, a class E
felony.
Wendy Rose Gabriel,
Gillette, WY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 479640; Cal. No. 22397
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation,
$500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
willfully filing a false report with the Education
Department's Division of Professional Licensing Services by
falsely denying on her 1999 license re-registration application
that, since she had last registered to practice as a registered
professional nurse in New York State, a professional misconduct
proceeding had been brought against her Texas nursing license,
and that license had been revoked.
Dionne Palmarie
Heath, Yonkers, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
265301; Cal. No. 22498
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed
suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Insurance Fraud in the 4th Degree.
Donna M. Lanieri,
Mulberry, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 287674; Cal. No. 22495
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less
than 12 months and until fit to practice - upon return to
practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Possession of Methamphetamine with
Intent to Sell or Distribute.
Sharon Lee
Levandowski, Hoosick Falls, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
091102; Cal. No. 22342
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to
practice – upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $250
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a
class A misdemeanor.
Helen Margaret
MacEwen, Delhi, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 461706; Cal. No. 22440
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
practicing the profession of nursing while impaired by a mental
disability.
Tammy L. Marvin,
Canandaigua, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
271251; Cal. No. 22382
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less
than 2 years and until fit to practice – upon return to
practice, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, a
felony, and failing to report crimes.
Antoinette Marie
Murray, Bridgeport, CT
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
267247; Cal. No. 22431
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 9 month stayed
suspension, probation 1 year if and when return to practice, $250
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree.
Vincent J. Osrud,
Vestal, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 243942; Cal. No. 22458
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
practicing as a nurse without being registered.
Rosemarie Pagsanjan
Roxas, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 195678, 409338; Cal. Nos. 22370,
22371
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation,
$500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
failing to check a patient's identification band when
participating in the hanging of blood for the patient.
Felecia Cassandra
Thomas,
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
273130; Cal. No. 22525
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Willful Violation of Health Laws and
Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd Degree.
Carlos Valle,
Corona, CA
Profession:
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No.
235157; Cal. No. 22486 Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation
to commence upon return to practice in New York State.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
having made several medication errors, to wit: failing to
administer medications in a timely manner, administering an
incorrect dose of medication, and failing to turn an IV drip back
on.
Elizabeth Anne
Wawrzyniak,
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 479911; Cal. No. 21928
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 3 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed,
probation 3 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an
unclassified misdemeanor, and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of
a Motor Vehicle, a class E felony.
Pharmacy
Hugh D. Bryan,
Clifton Park, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 026948; Cal.
No. 21772
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed
suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to
practice, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been the subject of an adjudication of unprofessional
conduct by the State of Vermont Board of Pharmacy.
Scott Martin
Stanislaw, Parkland, FL
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 035705; Cal.
No. 21794
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 3 year suspension, execution of last 2 years stayed,
probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Wire and Mail
Fraud, a felony; Mail Fraud, a felony; and Wire Fraud, a
felony.
Kenneth Martone,
Amityville, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 046518; Cal.
No. 22439
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
diverting drugs from his employer for his personal use.
John Santiago,
Jackson Heights, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 025054; Cal.
No. 22531
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006 (see also
October 2002)
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
willfully dispensing prescription-required drugs without a
prescription in that, on several occasions between August 2004
and September 2005, he dispensed prescription-required
non-controlled substances without prescriptions or any other
authorization.
Edward Joseph
Yablecki, Spring Hill, FL
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 041519; Cal.
No. 22423
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less
than 12 months and until fit to practice - upon return to
practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance
in the 5th Degree, Forgery in the 2nd Degree, and Falsifying
Business Records.
Physical Therapy
Sally Ann Clark,
Lockport, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 011924;
Cal. No. 22462
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of
unauthorized practice of the profession; willfully failing to
register; and knowingly altering her certificates of
registration.
Brenda Sue Korabek,
Stafford, NY and Virginia Beach, VA
Profession: Physical Therapist Assistant; Cert.
No. 001931; Cal. No. 22427
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension of certificate
until fit to practice – upon return to practice in New York
State, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to having been
convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
Public Accountancy
Robert Friemann,
Huntington Bay, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 031423; Cal. No. 22460
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006 (see also May 2007)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed
suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Filing a False Tax Return, a felony.
Scott D. Sullivan,
Boca Raton, FL
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 052147; Cal. No. 22544
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud,
Securities Fraud, and False Filings with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Howard J.
Weinstein, East Meadow, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
(Cert.) No. 026870; Cal. No. 22422
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license
(certificate) granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
having been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Money
Laundering.
Respiratory Therapy
Hoover Jean-Louis,
Bronx, NY
Profession: Respiratory Therapist; Lic. No.
001891; Cal. No. 22359
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failing to ambu-bag a ventilator-dependent patient prior to
leaving the patient in the care of nursing assistants.
Social Work
Bernell Ming,
Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic.
No. 046132; Cal. No. 21227
Regents Action Date: February 14, 2006
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Sexual Misconduct, a class A
misdemeanor.
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