New York State Education
Department
Office of the Professions
Summaries of Regents Actions on Professional Misconduct and
Discipline
November 8, 1996
Terms under which
this information is provided.
Architecture - Chiropractic - Dentistry - Massage - Nursing - Pharmacy - Physical
Therapy - Podiatry - Professional Engineering and Land Surveying -
Public Accountancy - Veterinary Medicine
Architecture
Gary John Gulickson, Albany,
NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 021996; Cal. No.
16130
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a
conviction of an act constituting a crime under New York law
(Unlawful Imprisonment in the Second Degree, a Class A
Misdemeanor).
Chiropractic
Alcide J. Plumbar, Jr., New
York, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 005977; Cal.
No. 14364
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 18
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of
submitting worker's compensation claim forms in which he
falsely certified that chiropractic services had been provided to
a patient.
Robert J. McComb, Jr.,
Harpursville, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 000899; Cal.
No. 13197
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of
diagnosing and offering to treat three patients for conditions
that he was not authorized to treat, failure to maintain a
patient record, making an unsubstantiated advertising claim and
diagnosing a patient over the phone.
Dentistry
Irving P. Silverman,
Bridgeton, NJ
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 031137; Cal. No.
16212
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to charges of
filing false claims with Medicaid.
Massage
Michael Joseph Arnoff, Great
Neck, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 004206;
Cal. No. 15739
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: $1,000 fine, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges that,
during the course of administering therapy to a female client, he
failed to properly drape the client and massaged her breasts.
Nursing
Norman G. Michael, Jr.,
Cazenovia, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 350933; Cal. No. 12270
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 18 month suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 18 months.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of
administering the non-controlled substance Kefzol to a patient in
the emergency room when the physician's order required the
administration of Kefzol when the patient was in the operating
room, improperly labeling a blood sample drawn from one patient
by inscribing the name of a different patient on the blood
sample, and failing to sufficiently attend a patient who was
exhibiting symptoms of hypoglycemia.
Patsy A. George-Lynch,
Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 209908; Cal. No. 13195
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, upon termination of
suspension, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of submitting
false bills.
Katherine D. Doyle,
Hauppauge, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 313921; Cal. No. 13806
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, required to
pursue and successfully complete certain course, probation 1
year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of failing to
follow the proper venipuncture procedure in disposal of a
vacutainer holder when drawing blood from an AIDS patient.
Blair Buczkowski a/k/a Blair R
Faatz, Hamburg, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 146846, 418167; Cal. Nos. 13874,
13758
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 22
months of suspension stayed, probation 22 months.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of making
false entries on a patient's chart, submitting false
information to the New York State Education Department on an
application for registration, advising a co-worker that correct
placement of a Dobhoff feeding tube inserted in a patient had
been confirmed when licensee knew that correct placement had not
been confirmed.
Ann Marie Truscio, Lockport,
NY;
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
176091; Cal. No. 15781
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been
convicted of committing acts constituting crimes under New York
State law (Criminally Negligent Homicide, a Class E felony, and
Assault in the First Degree a Class C felony).
Joan Springsteen a/k/a Joan
B.Springsteen, Ridge, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
066565; Cal. No. 16071
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Suspension until successfully completes
a course of treatment - upon termination of suspension, probation
2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been
convicted of Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor.
Michelle M. Ellis, Olean, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
188361; Cal. No. 16216
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Suspension of not less than 12 months
and until successfully participates in and completes a course of
treatment - upon termination of suspension, probation 3 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been
convicted of committing an act constituting a crime under New
York State law (Driving While Intoxicated, a Misdemeanor and
Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol, a
Felony).
Kathleen Cook Smith, West
Henrietta, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
070942; Cal. No. 14273
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
being physically and/or verbally abusive to five patients.
Karen L. Penna a/k/a Karen L.
Duerr, Depew, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 437521; Cal. No. 14744
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 2
years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted charges of making
three transcription errors and four medication administration
errors.
Virginia M. Carl, Youngstown,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 194630; Cal. No. 14886
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted charges of failing to
properly document the evaluation and treatment of patients on
nine occasions.
Susan M. Waters a/k/a Susan Marie
Wood, Horseheads, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
212674; Cal. No. 15558
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to keep an accurate record of the evaluation and treatment of a
patient and committing four medication errors/omissions.
Nancy Swientonioski a/k/a Nancy A.
Robbins, Auburn, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 186629, 409356; Cal. Nos. 15565,
15564
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of
incorrectly transcribing how often a medication was to be
administered, discontinuing medications when there was no order
to discontinue, administering Digoxin without checking a
patient's Digoxin level, and when the Digoxin level was
received, not reporting it to the patient's physician.
Ruperto C. De La Pena,
Middletown, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse
Practitioner; R.N. Lic. No. 285661, N.P. Cert. No. 340004; Cal.
Nos. 16222, 16230
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being
convicted of committing an act constituting a crime under New
York State law (Conviction for Criminal Possession of a Forged
Instrument, to wit: a prescription).
Donna Van Harken, Fairport,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 195033, 410009; Cal. Nos. 16255,
16256
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: $500 fine, probationary period currently
serving under Order Nos. 14901, 14902 be extended by one year
from February 17, 1997 to February 17, 1998.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of
changing the daily dose of 2 medications for an elderly patient
without a doctor's order.
Joan M. Isherwood, Wappingers
Falls, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
080646; Cal. No. 16260
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being
convicted of committing an act constituting a crime under New
York State law (Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor).
Rozina Shanaz Saint Joy,
Uniondale, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
233011; Cal. No. 16293
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction for
Patient Abuse, an unclassified Misdemeanor.
Lydia Barbara Moran,
Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
167077; Cal. No. 16305
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: $500 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted charges of committing
several medication errors including administering an incorrect
medication and the wrong dosages of a medication.
Martine Micourt Williams a/k/a Martine
M. Laguerre, Stony Point, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 181934, 381120; Cal. Nos. 16335,
15504
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of
committing medication and/or treatment errors/omissions and
failing to properly assess a patient.
Raymond T. Wheeler, Shoreham,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 115863, 294909; Cal. Nos. 16361,
16360
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Application to surrender licenses
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction of
Operating A Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol, a
Felony.
Donna Louise Nadeau a/k/a Donna Louise
Stewart, Houston, TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 325629; Cal. No. 16382
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being
found guilty of improper professional practice or professional
misconduct in another state.
Pharmacy
Vinoda J. Kudchadkar,
Bayport, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 030519; Cal.
No. 14205
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 2
years, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of making
billing errors.
Haven Drugs Inc., Medford, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Lic. No. 021047; Cal. No.
14206
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 2
years, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Retail pharmacy admitted to charges of
making billing errors.
Joseph Maisel, New Port
Richey, FL
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 024634; Cal.
No. 15941
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to committing an act
constituting a Federal crime relating to the conviction of
Knowing and Intentional Possession with Intent to Distribute
Schedule III and IV Controlled Substances.
Jay M. Marcus, Fort Lee, NJ
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 024189; Cal.
No. 16306
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction for
committing acts constituting a crime under Federal law for
Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, a Felony.
William H. Edelman d/b/a West End
Pharmacy, 704 West Buffalo Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 013472; Cal. No.
16467
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Application to surrender registration
granted.
Summary: Retail pharmacy did not contest charges
of unauthorized substitution of prescribed drugs.
Physical
Therapy
Janet Youker, Johnstown, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 006504;
Cal. No. 14639
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of failing to
maintain six patient records which accurately reflected the
evaluation and treatment of those patients.
Podiatry
Avram Mayer Shapiro, Bronx,
NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003658; Cal.
No. 15888
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 23
months of suspension stayed at which time probation 23 months,
$5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
engaging in sexual intercourse with a patient following treatment
of the patient.
Bradley Seth Perry, East
Meadow, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003788; Cal.
No. 16228
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 12
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, 100 hours of
public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction for
submitting false claims to Medicaid.
Professional
Engineering and Land Surveying
George Kurosaka, Jr.,
Queensburg, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No.
035869; Cal. No. 13120
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of failing to
prepare and retain thorough written evaluations showing how
lateral supports are to be provided or how horizonal reactions
are to be sustained.
Public
Accountancy
Emanuel M. Leaf, Fairfield,
NJ
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
(Cert.) No. 026459; Cal. No. 16048
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, upon service of
suspension, probation 1 year, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction for
conspiring with another to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.
Arnold Friedman, East Hills,
NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
(Cert.) No. 016615; Cal. No. 16310
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license
(certificate) granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction for
aiding and abetting the filing of false corporate income tax
returns.
Veterinary
Medicine
Tobias Jungreis, Rego Park,
NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 002293; Cal.
No. 15421
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996 (see also
June 2002)
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to maintain adequate records and failing to adequately treat and
diagnose two cats.
Michael John Allen, Hunt
Road, Buskirk, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 006438; Cal.
No. 16316
Regents Action Date: November 8, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of
suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
failing to adequately monitor a sick dog.
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Last Update: August 20, 2002
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