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David A. Graham, Yorktown Heights, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 016976; Cal. No. 23225
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to comply with the directions of the State Board with regard to continuing education and of practicing while unregistered.
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037380; Cal. No. 23034
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges that, in the course of treating a patient, he took an apical x-ray for use in treatment that was not of sufficient diagnostic quality, and that his patient record was deficient in that he failed to note said apical x-ray and was ambiguous in a record entry as to whether or not a bridge inserted in the patient’s mouth was a final bridge.
Feliciano Antonio Espaillat, Valley Stream, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 048323; Cal. No. 22873
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 36 months suspension, execution of last 24 months of suspension stayed, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree, a class E felony, and unauthorized practice, a class E felony.
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 045832; Cal. No. 22776
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Unauthorized Practice, a class A misdemeanor.
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 033514; Cal. No. 22482
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 3 year suspension, execution of last 2 years of suspension stayed, pursue certain coursework as set forth in Regents Review Committee report, probation 3 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of filing false re-registration forms and employment applications.
Edward Ezra Levy, Forest Hills, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 045812; Cal. No. 22637
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony, and Offering a false instrument for filing in the 1st Degree, a class E felony.
Irlene Antunes Siegel, Mineola, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 043252; Cal. No. 23118
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007 (see also December 2001)
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $3,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to remove the entire root of a tooth during an extraction, and using only panographic radiographs during several routine examinations of a patient's teeth.
Luz Marina Zelaya, New York, NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 017217; Cal. No. 20839
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: $3,000 fine, pursue certain coursework as set forth in Regents Review Committee report, probation 3 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of practicing the profession of Dental Hygiene beyond its scope.
Engineering and Land Surveying
Michael A. Ruditser, Merrick, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 059587; Cal. No. 22947
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year actual suspension, thereafter 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Mail Fraud, a class D felony.
Kelly Anne Connolly, Rochester, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 010066; Cal. No. 23183
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation to commence if and when licensee returns to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted in 2006 of Driving While Intoxicated.
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 013272; Cal. No. 23122
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd Degree, a class B misdeameanor.
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 010870; Cal. No. 23086
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007 (see also April 2003)
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 year and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 3 years probation upon licensee’s return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, a class D felony.
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 240836; Cal. No. 23112
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation to commence upon licensee’s return to practice, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of committing medication administration and documentation errors.
Sherry K. Carroll, Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 263689; Cal. No. 23227
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to report seven criminal convictions on her application for licensure as a licensed practical nurse and of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
Pauline Elizabeth George a/k/a Pauline Elizabeth Best, St. Albans, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 196256, 406712; Cal. Nos. 23099, 23100
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to keep an accurate count of all surgical implements during a surgical procedure.
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 343875; Cal. No. 22329
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon licensee’s return to practice in State of New York, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of having been convicted of failing to file a tax return in Illinois, a class 4 felony.
Brenda M. Hollenbeck a/k/a Brenda M. Kaner, Penn Yan, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 370125; Cal. No. 23150
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation to commence if and when licensee returns to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of diversion of the controlled substance Dilaudid for self-administration.
Dorothy McPherson Humphrey, Durham, NC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 209338; Cal. No. 23236
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Falsifying Business Records in the 1st Degree.
Aisha Montrina Jennings, Schenectady, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 252359; Cal. No. 23127
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to administer medications and to perform a glucose finger stick test.
Lorraine McFadden, Buffalo, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 251181; Cal. No. 23094
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 4 month actual suspension, 8 month stayed suspension, 12 months probation to commence upon licensee’s return to practice, 25 hours public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Falsifying a Business Record.
Antoinette Peruggia, Lindenhurst, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 498588; Cal. No. 23108
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to file and/or follow-up on accident reports, lab requisitions, assessments and government-required forms.
Todd Arthur Scott, North Tonawanda, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 212131, 436461; Cal. Nos. 23140, 23139
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of committing medication and documentation errors
Trudy Vosper a/k/a Trudy Zotto, Rocky Point, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 203509, 417484; Cal. Nos. 23117, 23116
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, 100 hours public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony.
Gurpreet Leekha, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Profession: Optometrist; Lic. No. 006384; Cal. No. 23083
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when licensee returns to practice in the State of New York, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of prescribing an oral antibiotic for a patient whom he was treating for suspected chlamydial conjunctivitis.
AC Northern LLC, 154-16 Northern Boulevard, Flushing, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 027294; Cal. No. 23053
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $5,000 fine, 2 years probation.
Summary: Registrant admitted to the charge of dispensing prescription-required medication not pursuant to prescription or other legal authority.
All Health Pharmacy Corp., 118 Mott Street, New York, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 025350; Cal. No. 23061
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $10,000 fine, 2 years probation.
Summary: Summary: Registrant did not contest charges failing to verify the authenticity of prescriptions ostensibly written by the same physician for a particular controlled substance for a number of patients; dispensing a controlled substance other than that which was prescribed; and dispensing the controlled drug cocaine to a physician without a prescription for said physician's office supply when registrant was not registered as a wholesaler in the State of New York.
Wei Loon Lee, Staten Island, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 044478; Cal. No. 23060
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to verify the authenticity of prescriptions ostensibly written by the same physician for a particular controlled substance for a number of patients; dispensing a controlled substance other than that which was prescribed; and dispensing the controlled drug cocaine to a physician without a prescription for said physician's office supply when the retail pharmacy at which the licensee worked was not registered as a wholesaler in the State of New York.
Christine K. Oare, Gloversville, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 028403; Cal. No. 22998
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice – upon termination of suspension 2 years probation to commence upon licensee’s return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of drinking alcohol during her scheduled shift.
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 041294; Cal. No. 23052
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of dispensing prescription-required medication not pursuant to prescription or other legal authority.
Profession: Physical Therapy Assistant; Cert. No. 001875; Cal. No. 23123
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd Degree, a class B misdeameanor.
Edmund De Castro Oliveros, White Plains, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 015969; Cal. No. 22875
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 12 month suspension, execution of last 9 months of suspension stayed.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of having been convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, a class D felony.
Geanette Casandra Gabriel, Bronx, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 067082; Cal. No. 23224
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
Lydia A. Galarza, New York, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 028060; Cal. No. 23023
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
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 did not contest the charge of submitting false documentation ostensibly from a physician to cover work absences.For further information: dplsdsu@mail.nysed.gov
Last Update: August 17, 2007
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