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Jin Woo Jang,
Roslyn Heights, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 023528; Cal. No.
17988
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of willful
failure to comply with substantial provisions of local laws
governing the profession.
Michael
Mastromarino, Fort Lee, NJ
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 044455; Cal. No.
20083
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 4 year suspension, satisfy continuing
education requirments.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
practicing the profession of dentistry in the State of New York
while his license to practice was surrendered and his
registration was in inactive status.
Stephen Jay Roth,
Holbrook, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 023726; Cal. No.
20294
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
practicing the profession of dentistry for approximately one year
while not registered.
Kevin Edward Smith,
New York, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040872; Cal. No.
20265
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
submitting an insurance claim for work not performed and placing
an incorrect abutment for an implant.
Patrick Mortimer
McGee-Russell, Santa Fe, NM
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 007118;
Cal. No. 20179
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
massaging the genital area of two undraped clients.
Janet L. Bode,
Huntington Station, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
193342; Cal. No. 19419
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
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 charge of failure
to maintain accurate patient records.
Tometa Castallano a/k/a Tometa
Bonet a/k/a Tometa M. Gianvecchio, Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
181507; Cal. No. 20480
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree.
Edward John
Cuthbertson, West Bloomfield, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
242705; Cal. No. 20008
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
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
committing nine medication errors over a three day period in
relation to one patient.
Susan Lynn
D'Amico, Amherst, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 218034, 440262; Cal. Nos. 19892,
19891
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002 (see also
November 1999)
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Suspension, for at least 1 year, and until terminated as
set forth in Regents Review Committee report - upon termination
of suspension, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, a class E
felony.
Yves B. Descorbeth,
Springfield Gardens, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 238051, 503943; Cal. Nos. 19323,
20107
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002 (see also
April 1999)
Action: Applications for consent orders granted;
Penalties agreed upon: Licensed Practical Nurse - 24 month
suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed,
probation 2 years; Registered Professional Nurse - Annulment of
registered professional nurse license.
Summary: Licensee did not contest 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 and thereby obtained her
license as a registered professional nurse based on false
credentials.
Jeanne Eberle a/k/a Jeanne
Waters-Eberle, Lynbrook, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 102429, 422969; Cal. Nos. 20131,
20130
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002 (see also
July 2003)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
diverting the controlled substance Demerol for her own use.
Sonia Carolyn-Annette
Forde, Poughkeepsie, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
252629; Cal. No. 19861
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of last 11
months of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, 50 hours of public
service, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of petit larceny, a class A misdemeanor and misuse
of food stamp benefits, a class A misdemeanor.
Magalie Israel,
Valley Stream, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
221339; Cal. No. 19222
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 20
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
falsely representing her basic nursing education for the purpose
of inducing the New York State Education Department to favorably
review her qualifications for licensure as a registered
professional nurse in the State of New York.
John Robert Lash,
Newark, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 408264; Cal. No. 19660
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002 (see also
June 2006)
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 3 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed,
probation 3 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of Assault in the Second Degree and two counts of
Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Lueen Laufer,
Deansboro, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
126306; Cal. No. 20255
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
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
medication administration errors and inaccurate record
keeping.
Nyrva Mt Bois
Legagneur, Queens Village, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
218562; Cal. No. 19121
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
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 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.
Gail Miller,
Amityville, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
205398; Cal. No. 20154
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
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 charge of writing
an abusive, harassing and intimidating letter to a patient in a
geriatric center.
James David Murray,
Bath, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
242900; Cal. No. 20230
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension for minimum of six months and
until terminated as set forth in consent order application - upon
termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon
return to practice, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
diverting Morphine and Demerol for his personal use, failing to
maintain accurate patient records, and moral unfitness to
practice the profession.
Joanne M. Poore,
Ogdensburg, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
126330; Cal. No. 20228
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
inaccurate record keeping.
Judy A. Roberts,
Wynantskill, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
175598; Cal. No. 19620
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of falsely
documenting the withdrawal of controlled substances and taking a
controlled substance without authorization.
Michelle M. St.
Louis, Mattydale, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
261967; Cal. No. 19828
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to two charges of
medication errors and failure to maintain accurate patient
records.
Deborah Ann
Szafranski, Buffalo, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
187250; Cal. No. 20258
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002 (see also
December 1999)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension for minimum of three months and
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 charge of having
been convicted of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor
Vehicle in the Second Degree, an unclassified misdemeanor.
Marguerite L.
Trombetta, Bronx, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 326392; Cal. No. 20187
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 5 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 5 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the
Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Loris Fay Vanhorne,
Bronx, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
172532; Cal. No. 20106
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Partial suspension in certain areas until
terminated as set forth in consent order application - upon
termination of suspension, probation 5 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
committing medication and charting errors and omissions, failing
to utilize proper techniques relating to infection control, and
administering medications through gastrostomy tubes.
Deborah Zadorozny,
New York, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 316050; Cal. No. 20085
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
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
obtaining medication under patient names, for
self-administration.
Joshua John Zenger,
Saranac Lake, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
237232; Cal. No. 20262
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
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, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Arson.
Marcella A.
Nolan, Ithaca, NY
Profession: Occupational Therapist; Lic. No.
001021; Cal. No. 19918
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension for no less than 3 months and
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 charge of
practicing while impaired by depression and anxiety.
Thomas Anthony
Randazzo, North Massapequa, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 040768; Cal.
No. 19665
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of last year of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of receiving in interstate commerce prescription
drugs that were adulterated and misbranded, a felony.
John Santiago,
Jackson Heights, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 025054; Cal.
No. 20086
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002 (see also
February 2006)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months, $1,000
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
dispensing prescription-required drugs without a
prescription.
Superior Pharmacy,
Inc., 78-14 Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY
11372
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 023066; Cal. No.
20087
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002 (see also
June 1997)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Respondent admitted to charge of
dispensing prescription-required drugs without a
prescription.
James M. Broten,
Norwich, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 059344; Cal. No. 20476
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Conspiracy to Violate Federal Law.
John Edmund Gruninger,
Jr., Camillus, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 072461; Cal. No. 20483
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of False Claims to the United States.
Donald Donohoe,
West Sayville, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 022477; Cal.
No. 20259
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of
providing counseling for a seventeen year old patient and, during
counseling, crossing boundary lines.
Kenneth W. Sewell,
Newbern, NC
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 041210; Cal.
No. 20298
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application to surrender license
granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
submitting alcohol abuse evaluations that were not based on
thorough examination.
Elaine S.
Vasilopoulos, Floral Park, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 035455; Cal.
No. 18749
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Censure and Reprimand, probation 3 months.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of adding to
a prescription written by a doctor "refill one time"
without the consent or knowledge of the writing doctor.
Respondent was not authorized by law or employer policy to write
on a prescription as she did.
David Kenneth
Trachtenberg, Ontario, NY
Profession: Veterinary Medicine; Lic. No.
006807; Cal. No. 20232
Regents Action Date: October 4, 2002
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
delegating professional responsibilities to a person or persons
when he knew or had reason to know that such person or persons
were not qualified by licensure to perform the acts.