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Stephen Alan
Fishkin, New York, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 012243; Cal. No.
19515
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Commercial Bribe Receiving in the First
Degree.
Charles J. Nafie,
Jr., New York, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 016717; Cal. No.
19320
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of
committing an act constituting the crime of Forgery and
Counterfeiting in Rhode Island and failing to report that
conviction on his New York State re-registration.
Victor Schwartz,
New York, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 014673; Cal. No.
19402
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, following service of the
one-year period of suspension, probation 1 year, $10,000
fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
willfully filing a false report.
Thomas R. Borek,
Purchase, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 031320; Cal. No. 19356
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, probation 2 years to
commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the
Second Degree.
John J. McAndris a/k/a John
McAndris, Montvale, NJ
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 031004; Cal. No. 19399
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Enterprise Corruption, Scheme to Defraud in the
First Degree, Fraudulent Practices in Respect to Stocks, Bonds
and Other Securities, Falsifying Business Records in the First
Degree, Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First
Degree and Perjury in the Second Degree.
Stanley Minkin,
Sayreville, NJ
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 034324; Cal. No. 19245
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 5 year suspension, execution of last 3 years of
suspension stayed.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of the federal crimes of Conspiring to Defraud a
Financial Institution, a felony and Bank Fraud, a felony.
Lewis Andrew Swartz a/k/a Lewis
A. Swartz a/k/a Lewis Swartz, Syosset, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 032384; Cal. No. 19367
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001 (see also
September 1995)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 4 year suspension, probation 4 years, $3,000
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Fraud and False Statements and Willful Failure
to File Return.
Norman J.
Tannenbaum, New York, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 034220; Cal. No. 19468
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 6
months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months, $10,000
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Reports on Domestic Coins and Currency
Transactions, Statements or Entries Generally, and
Conspiracy.
James Gerard
Milks, Lewiston, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 057563; Cal.
No. 18692
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
inappropriate physical contact with a former client.
Steve Tavormina,
Queensbury, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 058898; Cal.
No. 18410
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension of not less than 1 year and until
terminated as set forth in consent order application, probation 3
years to commence upon return to practice, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Sexual Misconduct.
William Paul Lindemann a/k/a
William Lindemann, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 006405; Cal.
No. 18702
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, upon service of
suspension, probation 3 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of the felony of Mail Fraud on seven counts.
Stephen P. Mauer,
Geneva, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 003092; Cal.
No. 19405
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of failing
to maintain accurate patient records.
Mindy Lewis Scott,
Huntington, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 002871; Cal.
No. 19449
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and four counts
of Mail Fraud; both crimes were class D felonies.
Jonathan Marc
Steinberg, New York, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 006449; Cal.
No. 19344
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Rape in the Third Degree, a class E felony;
Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor; and
Assault in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Scott Bruce
Amer, Hewlett, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 035525; Cal. No.
18269
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of failing
to take periodic x-rays necessary to diagnose and treat; failing
to diagnose the existence of an ankolysis tooth; placing sealants
and fillings on teeth with existing caries; failing to detect
interproximal caries; failing to diagnose an abscessed tooth;
failing to detect dental disease; and failing to develop a plan
of treatment for infected primary molars.
Tatyana Berman,
Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 047499; Cal. No.
19219
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of failing
to address periodontal disease present in two patients before
preparing their teeth for the placement of bridges and
crowns.
David Allen Fass,
Yonkers, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 026919; Cal. No.
18563
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge that
between 1975 and 1989 in the State of Connecticut, he failed to,
among other things, properly perform root canals and bridge
work.
Barry K. Hastings,
North Bangor, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 031317; Cal. No.
19217
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of having
been found by the Commissioner of Health to be in violation of
Public Health Law Article 33 by failing to document the
administration of controlled substances.
John J. Lampidis,
Fort Lee, NJ
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 027017; Cal. No.
16829
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 2 years suspension, execution of suspension stayed,
probation 3 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of failing to
take either the patient's pulse or blood pressure prior to
administering nitrous oxide to a first time patient suffering
from obesity and considerable anxiety. In the midst of performing
a dental procedure and after discontinuing the administering of
nitrous oxide, licensee left the patient with a dental assistant
although the patient showed significant signs of anxiety. When
the licensee returned, the patient was alone, standing and
holding her head, expressing signs of distress, dizziness and
need for air. Licensee again failed to check the patient's
blood pressure and pulse and also failed to administer oxygen.
Licensee then allowed the patient to go off on her own and
without supervision.
Rimma
Sheshelovskaya, Bayside, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 045635; Cal. No.
19352
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23
months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months, $10,000
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Attempted Grand Larceny in the Fourth
Degree.
Cynthia Farrar,
East Rockaway, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 009010;
Cal. No. 18778
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001 (see also
February 2004)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 5 year suspension, execution of last 2 years
of suspension stayed, probation 5 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of billing
for treatment on dates when no treatment was rendered.
Sade Adeola
Adeyefa, Far Rockaway, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
245097; Cal. No. 19406
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: annulment of licensed practical nurse
license.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
falsely indicating on her application for licensure as a licensed
practical nurse in the State of New York that she had attended
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital.
Kelly Ann Amedick,
Alexander, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
228612; Cal. No. 19417
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of having
been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, a class A
misdemeanor; and Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony.
Lisa Anderson a/k/a Lisa
Leach, Poughkeepsie, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
218273; Cal. No. 19394
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001 (see also
December 2005)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23
months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Petit Larceny.
John Frederick
Bartlett, Buffalo, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
235599; Cal. No. 19278
Regents Action Date: October 5, 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 1 year to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
medication and recordkeeping errors and failure to exercise
reasonable care toward patients.
Major J. Beardsley,
Elba, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 161136, 368007; Cal. Nos. 19328,
19329
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001 (see also
March 2002)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of willful
physical abuse of a patient.
Duncan Carroll
Brown, Rochester, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 438836; Cal. No. 19296
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
willfully failing to report on his application a conviction for
Driving While Intoxicated, a misdemeanor; having been twice
convicted of committing acts constituting crimes under New York
State law, Driving While Intoxicated, a misdemeanor; and failing
to report two convictions for Driving While Intoxicated on his
re-registration application.
Sarah Brown,
White Plains, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
242786; Cal. No. 19033
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
medication and documentation errors.
Jeffrey Cascone,
Franklin Square, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
259333; Cal. No. 19412
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
moving a patient who had fallen before her injuries were
assessed.
Pauline Cooper,
Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
231116; Cal. No. 19456
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Partial suspension in certain area until
terminated as set forth in consent order application, probation 1
year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of nursing
treatment and medication administration errors.
Catherine
Degregorio, Glens Falls, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 469164; Cal. No. 18951
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
practicing the profession of nursing while impaired by alcohol on
one occasion.
Cleopatra Quianzon
Dejesus, Bronx, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 432853; Cal. No. 19287
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of
failing to verify inconsistent blood test results prior to
commencing a blood transfusion, and failing to maintain an
accurate patient record.
Joy Elizabeth Doser a/k/a Joy
Elizabeth Arndt, Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 181080, 423260; Cal. Nos. 19324,
19325
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
failing to maintain an accurate patient record.
Nancy Feldman a/k/a Maria
Rodriguez, Forest Hills, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
135057; Cal. No. 19360
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of having
been convicted of Criminal Facilitation in the Fourth Degree and
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree.
Anne B. Fenner,
Locke, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner; Cert. No.
331178; Cal. No. 19252,
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of failing
to initiate treatment on a diabetic and failing to ensure
compliance with ordered tests.
Michael S. Fortin,
Amityville, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 326915; Cal. No. 19495
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Sodomy in the Second Degree, Sexual Abuse in
the First Degree, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Anne P. Gans,
Deposit, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
254004; Cal. No. 19377
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of making
medication errors and failing to maintain accurate records.
Eveline A. Gates,
Lafayette, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
134471; Cal. No. 19507
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of
medication and treatment errors at two health care facilities,
having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records and making a
materially misleading statement in an employment application, and
making false entries in patient records.
Alice C. Harrison,
Binghamton, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. B12211; Cal. No. 19415
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of making
medication errors.
Yolanda R. Hill,
Syracuse, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
257131; Cal. No. 18480
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Partial suspension in certain area until
terminated as set forth in consent order application, probation 1
year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
committing three medication administration errors and failing to
read the results of a test of a patient ordered by a
physician.
Carole Horan,
Schenectady, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
132069; Cal. No. 19343
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
committing medication administration errors.
Marie J.
Jean-Baptiste, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
239352; Cal. No. 18995
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001 (see also
April 1999)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of the last
21 months stayed, probation 2 years, fine $2,500.
Summary: Licensee admitted to 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.
Gregory R.
Landphair, Strykersville, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 232670, 500161; Cal. Nos. 19549,
19548
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender licenses
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
unauthorized appropriation of controlled substances from his
nursing employer for personal use.
Clair Edgar
Luckabaugh, Parkersburgh, WV
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 187725, 425282; Cal. Nos. 16891,
16892
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender licenses
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
exposing the buttocks of a patient in her care.
Pamela A. Masching,
Walton, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 250135, 495007; Cal. Nos. 19376,
19375
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon
return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
failing to adequately assess a patient, failure to ensure ongoing
monitoring of a patient, and failing to adequately supervise.
Lorraine M.
McWilliams, Smyrna, GA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 364183; Cal. No. 19381
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of
inadequate identification of infants.
Stephanie Vera
Milligan, Farmingville, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
234493; Cal. No. 18783
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of
failing to administer two medications to a patient.
Sean Patrick Moran,
Marshfield and South Weymouth, MA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
246799; Cal. No. 18911
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of Attempted Criminal Attempt in the Second
Degree, a class B misdemeanor and Assault in the Second Degree, a
class D felony.
Dorothy J. Mumford,
Oswego, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
180829; Cal. No. 19069
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
failing to use appropriate infection control techniques.
Marygrace
O'Brien, Milford, PA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 240986, 477755; Cal. Nos. 18616,
18617
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of having
been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified
misdemeanor; Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony; and
Forgery in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Ann Mary O'Connor a/k/a Ann
O'Connor a/k/a Anne M. O'Connor, Bronxville,
NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 232750, 469635; Cal. Nos. 19321,
19322
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 22
months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months, $4,000
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the
First Degree.
Marsha Ann Ojemen,
Beltsville, MD
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
232789; Cal. No. 18866
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon
return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
submitting a fraudulent registration certificate identifying her
as a registered professional nurse and placing the designation
"R.N." after her signature on Jacobi Medical Center
documents.
Lisa Ann Palmer, Hilton, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
257500; Cal. No. 19385
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of willful
failure to comply with substantial provisions of state law
governing the profession of nursing.
Debra Petersen a/k/a Debra
Thukle, Huntington Station, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
163448; Cal. No. 19363
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of having
been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
Monica Pugliese,
Queens Village, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 471744; Cal. No. 19030
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of
administering an overdose of insulin to a patient.
Milo Concepcion Raymundo, Yonkers,
NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 451157; Cal. No. 19285
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of
drawing blood from the wrong patient and mislabeling said
blood.
Linda Rhodes,
Syracuse, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
082430; Cal. No. 19236
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
inserting a used hypodermic needle into a multi-use medicine
vial.
Glenn Steven
Siegel, Plainedge, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
234848; Cal. No. 19005
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of having
been twice convicted of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of Motor
Vehicle in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Linda Mary Smith,
Albemarle, NC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 214211; Cal. No. 19374
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 3 year suspension, probation 2 years to
commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the
Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Harold Wilber,
Syracuse, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
093636; Cal. No. 19576
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001 (see also
September 1998)
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
violating a term of probation regarding continuing education.
Louise Ann Williams a/k/a Louise
A. Ziemba Williams, Binghamton, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
072124; Cal. No. 16702
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 3 year suspension, execution of last 2 years
of suspension stayed, probation 3 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
having been convicted of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property
in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor; falsely stating on a
nursing re-registration application that she had not been
convicted of a crime; and knowingly submitting an altered nursing
registration certificate to an employer for the purpose of
showing that she was currently registered to practice, when in
fact she was not.
Michael Harry
Woodward, Rhinecliff, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 447672; Cal. No. 19300
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension for no less than 1 year and until
terminated as set forth in consent order application - following
said suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon return to
practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in
the Second Degree, a Class D felony.
Sally M. Zender a/k/a Sally
Sendlein-Zender, Sayville, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 463239; Cal. No. 16701
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
administering a medication when the medication should have been
held and failing to keep an accurate patient record.
Nader Anis Zaky
Attia, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 041592; Cal.
No. 19221
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C
felony, and Offering A False Instrument For Filing in the First
Degree, a class E felony.
Iftikhar Chughtai,
Searington, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 028642; Cal.
No. 19353
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
maintaining expired drugs in the pharmacy stock.
Nilesh U. Gohil,
Fariport, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 043701; Cal.
No. 19372
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of
dispensing a drug pursuant to a prescription that had already
been filled and for which there were no refills authorized by a
physician, and dispensing a quantity of a drug other than what
was prescribed.
Gary Grossman,
North Woodmere, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 040597; Cal.
No. 19420
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001 (see also
February 2001)
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a class E
felony.
Richard Lilienfeld,
Rockaway Park, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 025563; Cal.
No. 17360
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
being convicted of Assault in the Second Degree, and Criminal
Contempt in the First Degree.
John Mancini,
Yonkers, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 034825; Cal.
No. 18383
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001 (see also
February 1999)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 4 month suspension to commence as set forth
in consent order application, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
practicing during a period of time when license was
suspended.
Pasquale A.
Mastrangelo, Utica, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 035490; Cal.
No. 19388
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension for a minimum of three months and
until terminated as set forth in consent order application - upon
termination of suspension, probation 2 year to commence upon
return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth
Degree.
Daud Munawar,
Rochester, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 031855; Cal.
No. 19371
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
dispensing a drug pursuant to a prescription that had already
been filled and for which there were no refills authorized by a
physician, and dispensing a quantity of a drug other than what
was prescribed.
Lofti I. Omar, Kew
Gardens, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 029617; Cal.
No. 19336
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Menacing in the Second Degree.
Harshadray Patel,
Yonkers, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 029955; Cal.
No. 18419
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 2 year suspension to be followed by probation 5
years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of Forgery in the Second Degree, a class D
felony.
Pharmacy Associates of Glens
Falls, Inc., 2975 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Road,
Rochester, NY 14623
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 021574; Cal. No.
19389
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of
dispensing a quantity of a drug other than what was prescribed
and dispensing a drug pursuant to a prescription which had
already been filled and for which there were no refills
authorized by a physician.
John Simonian,
Woodside, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 032752; Cal.
No. 19447
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: $1,000 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
failing to review a hospital's chemotherapy drug protocol
according to which an excessive dosage of medication was
prescribed for an infant patient, and failing to make any inquiry
as to the appropriateness of the dosage ordered.
Siri Pharmacy,
Albee Square Mall, 1 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 017607; Cal. No.
19354
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
maintaining expired drugs in the pharmacy stock.
Mark Peter
Antman, New York, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003497; Cal.
No. 15187
Regents Action Date: June 12, 2001
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
ordering excessive tests and treatments and deviating from the
standard of care in podiatry on numerous occasions in 1992 and
1993.
Mark Peter Antman, D.P.M.,
P.C., 1 Maiden Lane - Second Floor, New York, NY
10038
Profession: Podiatrist; Cal. No. 16470
Regents Action Date: June 12, 2001
Action: Application to surrender certificate of
incorporation granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
ordering excessive tests and treatments and deviating from the
standard of care in podiatry on numerous occasions in 1992 and
1993.
Michael David
Marks, Ithaca, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 002231; Cal.
No. 19448
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of failure
to exercise reasonable care to two patients in diagnosis,
treatment and recordkeeping, including failure to use
biomechanical evaluation and to record detailed signs, symptoms
and treatment progress.
Irwin Murry Sater,
Boynton Beach, FL
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 002109; Cal.
No. 18632
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Attempted Arson in the Fourth Degree.
Professional Engineering and Land Surveying
Cynthia Kaye
Elliott, Feura Bush, NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 049608; Cal.
No. 19301
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
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 charge of
preparing a survey description without performing a survey or any
research.
James Edward
Thomas, St. Johnsville, NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 045305; Cal.
No. 16977
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001 (see also
July 1996)
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed,
probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of negligence
on more then one occasion by affixing his signature and seal on
an erroneous survey done on May 25, 1995 of a Cherry Valley
property, and failing to properly indicate on a revised survey
the actual positions of iron rods noted at the property
boundaries of the client's property.
William N. Wrinkle,
Bath, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No.
053503; Cal. No. 19463
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001 (see also
September 2000)
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
violating a term of probation imposed by the Board of Regents
pursuant to Education Law Section 6511.
Randi Jill
Haberkorn, New York, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 006129; Cal.
No. 19364
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
performing services not duly authorized by an animal
patient's owner.
Laszlo Sichtnik,
Bronx, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 006693; Cal.
No. 19108
Regents Action Date: October 5, 2001
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
failure to maintain adequate records.