New York State Education Department
Office of the
Professions
Summaries of Regents Actions on Professional
Misconduct and Discipline
June 17, 2003
Terms under which this information
is provided.
Acupuncture - Architecture - Dentistry -
Nursing - Pharmacy -
Podiatry - Professional
Engineering and Land Surveying - Public
Accountancy - Respiratory Therapy -
Social Work - Veterinary
Medicine
Acupuncture
Warner Chen, New York,
NY
Profession: Acupunturist; Lic. No. 000349; Cal.
No. 20393
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
willfully abusing a patient verbally, and advertising his
practice in a misleading manner.
Warner Chen's Empire State
Acupuncture, P.C., 19 West 34th Street,
New York, NY 10001
Profession: Acupunture; Cal. No. 20394
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: $500 fine.
Summary: Respondent did not contest the charge
of willfully abusing a patient verbally.
Architecture
John Anastasi, Bayside,
NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 010839; Cal. No.
20275
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 36 month suspension, execution of last 24 months of
suspension stayed, probation 24 months.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Scheme to Defraud in the 1st Degree, a
class E felony.
Dentistry
Vincent A. D'Addio,
Bronx, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 030134; Cal. No.
19643
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months of
suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $40,000 fine, 100 hours of
public service.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree, falsely
answering a question on his re-registration application about
having been convicted of any crime (felony or misdemeanor) in any
state or country, filing insurance claims forms that certified he
had rendered various treatments to patients when he never
rendered said treatments to said patients prior to the submission
of the claim forms, and rendering treatment to patients but
failing to maintain a record of the evaluation and treatment of
said patients.
Norman Feder, East Meadow,
NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 024894; Cal. No.
20838
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Partial suspension in certain area until
terminated as set forth in consent order application, probation 2
years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
performing inadequate endodontics and maintaining an inadequate
patient record.
George Joseph Norberg,
Rochester, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 048251; Cal. No.
20184
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 3 year suspension with leave to apply for a
stay of execution of any unserved portion of said suspension as
set forth in consent order application - upon service or stay of
execution of any unserved portion of the aforesaid suspension,
probation 3 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
extracting five (5) teeth from the mouth of a patient, which were
to remain as support for a lower partial denture.
Yevgeny Oleynik, Brooklyn,
NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 046424; Cal. No.
18912
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failing to maintain a record for a patient that accurately
reflects the evaluation and treatment of said patient.
Surendra Bekal Pattathan,
Patchogue, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 036626; Cal. No.
20747
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Partial suspension in certain area until
terminated as set forth in consent order application, 2 year
suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years,
$3,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
performing improper endodontics, improper prosthodontics and
improper billing.
Dale Edward Salomon, Tampa,
FL
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 048784; Cal. No.
20684
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
permitting the extractions of a patient's wisdom teeth to
proceed, without having first determined whether the patient,
whose chart indicated a history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, had
received radiation therapy in the head and neck area; extracting
eight lower teeth of another patient, when that patient's
treatment plan called for extraction of upper teeth only.
Michael Salpeter, Greenwich,
CT
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 034286; Cal. No.
20687
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated and Aggravated
Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 3rd Degree, both
unclassified misdemeanors.
Sethi Family Dental, PLLC,
136-80 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354
Profession: Dentistry; Cal. No. 20171
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: $5,000 fine.
Summary: Respondent admitted to the charge of
submitting an insurance claim form for treatments and services
that were not provided to a patient and failing to meet
acceptable standards of dental practices in the treatment of
dental implants for a patient.
Kamal Kumar Sethi, Flushing,
NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 045776; Cal. No.
18836
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, partial suspension in certain area to be terminated as
set forth in consent order application, probation 2 years,
$10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend
against the charge of accepting and performing professional
responsibilities that he had reason to know he was not competent
to perform, and neglecting a patient who was under and in need of
immediate care.
V & Y Dental, P.C., 417
79th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Profession: Dentistry; Cal. No. 18913
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Respondent did not contest the charge
of failing to maintain a record for a patient that accurately
reflects the evaluation and treatment of said patient.
Nursing
Christine Anne Achey, Geneva,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
200245; Cal. No. 20828
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
dispensing medication without a physician's order and willful
or grossly negligent failure to comply with substantial
provisions of Federal, State or local laws and regulations.
Jenifer Elizabeth Baer,
Cortland, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 453511; Cal. No. 20852
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003 (see also
June 2000)
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
committing medication and documentation errors and practicing the
profession of nursing while impaired by a mental disability.
Richard Belletti, Babylon,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 306794; Cal. No. 20785
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Sherry Lynn Boles, Rochester,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
223601; Cal. No. 20808
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 12 month suspension, execution of last 10
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence if and
when return to practice, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Attempted Grand Larceny in the 4th
Degree and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 2nd
Degree, both class A misdemeanors.
Michele M. Brokaw, Auburn,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 146595, 348921; Cal. Nos. 20720,
20719
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 23
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon
return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failing to notify a medical doctor regarding drug therapy.
Janine Marie Bryant, East
Islip, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 372018; Cal. No. 20793
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension until terminated as set forth in
consent order application, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
injecting herself with gel from discarded Fentanyl patches, a
controlled substance, and stealing a prescription pad and forging
a prescription for Vicodin ES, a controlled drug.
Margaret Bridgette Burnette,
East Marion, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
255367; Cal. No. 18982
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Partial suspension in certain area until terminated as
set forth in Regents Review Committee report, probation 1 year to
commence upon termination of partial suspension, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of failing to
have a patient assessed after falling out of their bed according
to the standard of care by appropriate personnel and failing to
properly verify that another nurse had correctly transcribed two
physician orders, which in fact had not been correctly
transcribed.
Courtney Cascioli, Huntington
Bay, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 502720; Cal. No. 20521
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 18
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
incorrectly administering a medically inappropriate dose of
medication to a six-day old infant.
Sharon Alice Caulfield,
Ballston Lake, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 191707; Cal. No. 20707
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failing to assess a patient in need of immediate medical
care.
Sandra Lynne Pelton Congdon a/k/a Sandra
Lynne Pelton, Gillett, PA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 132986, 374650; Cal. Nos. 20765,
20764
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
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
administering an antibiotic instead of the prescribed flush
solution, and failing to report and document the error until four
days later.
Kimberly Ann Coon, Liverpool,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 262209, 517427; Cal. Nos. 20615,
20616
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 23
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
failing to perform cross-references on two units of blood and
signing a verification stating cross-references were completed
when they were not done.
Noreen Timmons Costello,
Middletown, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 183414; Cal. No. 20656
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
misappropriating prescription blanks from her place of nursing
employment, and forging the name of a co-employee, a nurse
practitioner, to prescriptions for the prescription-required,
non-controlled drugs, Lotensin and Metoprolol, for her personal
use.
Mary Beth Cych a/k/a Mary Beth
Wilecki, Cheektowaga, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 150308, 346383; Cal. Nos. 20564,
20565
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
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 charge of
medication and documentation errors.
Catherine DePhillips a/k/a Catherine
McCarthy, East Moriches, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 126508, 365490; Cal. Nos. 20622,
20623
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003 (see also
September 1996 and July 1999)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 22
months of suspension stayed, actual suspension to commence on
September 1, 2003 and to terminate at midnight on October 31,
2003, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
willfully filing a false report, to wit: a false employment
application.
Robin R. Fish, Hague, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Lic. No.
224296; Cal. No. 20506
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension for no less than 12 months and
until terminated as set forth in consent order application - upon
termination of suspension, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance in the 5th Degree.
Shannon Mary Fitzpatrick, New
York, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
250122; Cal. No. 20853
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003 (see also
December 2001)
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 if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
violating a term of probation imposed by the Board of
Regents.
Mary Jane Flores a/k/a Mary Jane Africano
Sabido, Long Island City, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 436354; Cal. No. 20749
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
agreeing with another nurse to conceal a shortage of a controlled
drug.
Brenda Grock, Waterford,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
178751; Cal. No. 20596
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
inaccurate record keeping.
Jennifer L. Lago, Rome,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 507780; Cal. No. 20730
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
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
administering intravenous therapy without a physician's
order.
Janice L. Bonden Lamb,
Monroe, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 256963; Cal. No. 20740
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003 (see also
April 1994)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle While
Intoxicated by alcohol, a felony.
Diane L. Laskowski, Valley
Stream, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 234970, 529410; Cal. Nos. 20836,
20837
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
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
inadvertently giving a medication to a nurse's aide who
administered the medicine to a patient and thereafter failing to
contact her supervisor, the patient's physician, and complete
an incident report.
Donna F. Massa, Winterville,
NC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 236071; Cal. No. 20809
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension until terminated as set forth in
consent order application - upon termination of suspension,
probation 1 year to commence upon return to practice, $1,000
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted twice for Driving While Intoxicated.
Tracy L. McIntyre,
Springville, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
263049; Cal. No. 20577
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
failing to maintain accurate patient records.
Josephine Margaret Pierce a/k/a Josephine
Margaret Meeker, Unadilla, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 442887; Cal. No. 20461
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
committing several medication errors.
Garfield David Plewes, North
Syracuse; NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 178868, 381483; Cal. Nos. 20319,
20794
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
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
verbal and physical abuse or intimidating a patient.
Mona Ramjas, Brentwood,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner; Lic. Nos. 146603, 456157,
Cert. No. 400570; Cal. Nos. 20722, 20724, 20731
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
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 Criminal Possession of a Forged
Instrument in the 3rd Degree, a class A misdemeanor, and
willfully filing a false form, to wit: failing to disclose a
criminal conviction on a re-registration application.
Marie Alice Romain, Rosedale,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 229615, 457485; Cal. Nos. 20757,
20758
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
conspiring with another nurse to conceal a shortage of a
controlled drug.
Samuel Akintunde Savage,
Queens Village, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 510239; Cal. No. 20876
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
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.
Mary Louise Segatol-Islami,
Oswego, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 128096, 326139; Cal. Nos. 20489,
20488
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle in an
Intoxicated Condition and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a
Motor Vehicle.
Sharron S. Sheikh, Albany,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 481448; Cal. No. 19737
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Suspension for no less than 3 months and until
terminated as set forth in Regents Review Committee report - upon
termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon
return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of two separate counts of Criminal
Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A
misdemeanor and Criminal Trespass in the 2nd Degree, a class A
misdemeanor.
Leig Kelly Ann Smith,
Rochester, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 443146; Cal. No. 20639
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
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.
Chris J. Sullivan, Oceanside,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
240411; Cal. No. 20715
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
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
having been convicted of Prohibited Use of a Weapon, a class A
misdemeanor.
Drusilla Williams, Roosevelt,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
193059; Cal. No. 20741
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, 100 hours of
public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of two separate convictions for Petit
Larceny, a class A misdemeanor, and admitted to the charge of
willfully misrepresenting this criminal history to the Education
Department's Division of Professional Licensing Services on
her 2002 re-registration application.
Joanne S. Wilson, Clifton
Park, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
109581; Cal. No. 20712
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been found in violation of Section 2803-d of the Public
Health Law for forcefully restraining a patient.
Pharmacy
513 Henry Street Drug Corp.,
513 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 015579; Cal. No.
20344
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application to surrender registration
granted.
Summary: Respondent admitted to the charge of
having outdated drug stock, failing to maintain a current DEA
inventory of controlled drugs, and failing to maintain the
premises occupied by the pharmacy in a clean and orderly
manner.
Kathleen Bibbo, Hurley,
NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 045074; Cal.
No. 20329
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failing to supervise subordinate pharmacists.
Simon H. Bresnick,
Eggertsville, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 026577; Cal.
No. 20865
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
diverting the controlled substance Hydrocodone for his own
use.
Brooks Drug, Inc. d/b/a CVS Pharmacy
#5059, Cowles Avenue & Route 207, Goshen, NY
10924
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 020492; Cal. No.
20149
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Respondent admitted to the charge of
failing to employ a supervising pharmacist at the aforesaid
retail pharmacy for a period of six (6) months and failing to
have pharmacists sign or legibly initial prescriptions for
controlled drugs.
Burhan Pharmacy, Inc., 715
Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 016030; Cal. No.
20610
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003 (see also
June 2000)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $7,500 fine.
Summary: Respondent admitted to the charge of
employing a person as a supervising pharmacist without
independently checking to see if the individual was licensed as a
pharmacist in the State of New York.
Richard Men Lang Cheng,
Staten Island, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 046269; Cal.
No. 20441
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
dispensing and permitting to be dispensed prescription-required
medications without prescriptions.
Joseph Charles Dougherty,
Port Jefferson Station, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 033756; Cal.
No. 20667
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
failing to offer counseling to one patient and failing to check
the correct patient profile when dispensing a medication to
another patient.
Eckerd Corporation #5835,
Eckerd Corporation, P.O. Box 4689, Clearwater, FL 33758
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 023949; Cal. No.
20469
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $3,500 fine.
Summary: Respondent admitted to the charge of
improper dispensing of controlled substances by employee
pharmacists.
Donald William Fleming, East
Amherst, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 035385; Cal.
No. 18140
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 5 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed,
probation 5 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of
erroneously dispensing refill prescriptions and holding for sale
and selling a misbranded drug, in that the prescription
medication found in the containers dispensed was not the
medication set forth on the label of the container.
N.H. Meyer Drug, Inc., 10
Plattsburgh Plaza, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 017726; Cal. No.
20510
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Respondent admitted to the charge of
mislabeling two prescriptions.
John L. Meyer, Plattsburgh,
NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 028523; Cal.
No. 20509
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
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
mislabeling a prescription.
Howard Milbauer, Rye Brook,
NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 022841; Cal.
No. 20968
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to allegations of
dispensing schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances without
valid prescriptions.
Larry Perlstein, Scottsdale,
AZ
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 024031; Cal.
No. 20781
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
dispensing Accutane instead of Accolate as prescribed.
Mark S. Stein, Brooklyn,
NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 026756; Cal.
No. 20343
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $3,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having outdated drug stock, failing to maintain a current DEA
inventory of controlled drugs, and failing to maintain the
premises occupied by the pharmacy in a clean and orderly
manner.
Lois Laura Vuoncino,
Glenmont, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 041197; Cal.
No. 20025
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
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
having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Contempt in the 2nd
Degree.
John Charles Wood, Central
Square, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 047147; Cal.
No. 20682
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
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
having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, a
misdemeanor.
Podiatry
Stanley John Zawada,
Whitestone, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003845; Cal.
No. 20566
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003 (see also
March 1995)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 3 year suspension, execution of last 30
months of suspension stayed, probation 3 years, $20,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
practicing the profession of podiatry while his license was
suspended; and did not contest the charge of permitting an
unlicensed person to perform physical therapy, and submitting
insurance claims with incorrect C.P.T. codes for podiatric
treatment rendered.
Professional Engineering and Land
Surveying
Douglas B. Woessner,
Highpoint, NC
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No.
056810; Cal. No. 20484
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 3 year suspension.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failing to properly supervise inspectors who were conducting
controlled inspections under his supervision during the erection
of a parking structure in Queens, New York between June 25, 1995
to February 6, 1996.
Public Accountancy
Edward M. Lieber, Merrick,
NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 034709; Cal. No. 20302
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 36 month suspension, execution of last 18 months of
suspension stayed.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of False Statements with Respect to Loan
Applications, a felony.
Alfred C. Tuzzo, Staten
Island, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 055683; Cal. No. 20657
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $7,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend
against the charge of submitting employer certification forms
which reflect false dates of employment.
Respiratory Therapy
Lorn J. Ferguson, Rome,
NY
Profession: Respiratory Therapy Technician; Lic.
No. 000808; Cal. No. 20632
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
failing to disclose a criminal conviction on his application for
licensure.
Social Work
Robert J. Daly, Bay St.
Louis, MS
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 032948; Cal.
No. 20916
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
obtaining money from one of his social work patients for the
purpose of aiding the patient in hiding the funds from the Social
Security Administration, and not returning said funds to the
patient although duly demanded.
James John D'Amato,
Inverness, FL and West Babylon, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 004031; Cal.
No. 20225
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Knowingly and Willfully Executing a
Scheme and Artifice to Defraud Health Care Benefit Program, a
felony.
Veterinary Medicine
Curtis P. Halstead, New
Baltimore, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 007371; Cal.
No. 20729
Regents Action Date: June 17, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
performing surgery that was not authorized by consent.
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Last Update: June 9, 2004
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