Summaries of Regents Actions
On Professional Misconduct and Discipline*
June 1994
Chiropractic - Dentistry - Engineering and Land Surveying - Nursing - Pharmacy - Podiatry - Psychology - Public Accountancy - Social Work - Veterinary Medicine
Chiropractic
Douglas W. Banker, Hopewell Junction, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 000693; Cal.
No. 12415
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 6 month suspension, execution of suspension
stayed at which time probation 6 months.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of
having failed to maintain records which accurately reflected his
evaluation and treatment of a patient.
Dentistry
Jonathan Mark Kamen, New York, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 029633; Cal. No. 13248
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of
prescribing a medication to which he knew, or should have known,
that the patient was allergic, and failing to keep accurate patient
records.
Jonathan Mark Kamen, D.D.S., P.C., New York, NY
Profession: Dentistry; Cal. No. 13492
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of
prescribing a medication to which he knew, or should have known,
that the patient was allergic, and failing to keep accurate patient
records.
Samuel S. Hymowitz, New Hyde Park, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 027562; Cal. No. 14195
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 3 year suspension, execution of last 2 years
of suspension stayed, probation 3 years under various terms, $50,000
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of submission
of fraudulent insurance claim forms and negligent submission of insurance
claim forms.
Henry Lieb Boriskin, Mahopac, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 023913; Cal. No. 14680
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994 (see also December
1997, June 1999 and April
2001)
Action: Partial suspension for not less than six
months and until successfully complies with certain conditions, probation
2 years under various terms, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to fill a root canal to the apex, leaving two silver wires protruding
through the surface of a tooth, filling two teeth leaving open contacts,
failing to diagnose a patient's caries, and filling a tooth which
was in need of root canal therapy.
Stanley Glickman, Hudson Falls, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 018873; Cal. No. 14270
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor.
Engineering and Land Surveying
Edward K. Cassidy, Croton Falls, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 049583;
Cal. No. 14522
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23
months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months under various terms,
100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of failure to supply information to the Internal Revenue
Service.
Nursing
Howard Gustave Stolle a/k/a Howard Gustave Stolle, Jr., Riverhead, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 212704, 436646; Cal. Nos. 13908, 13909
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years under various terms, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to maintain accurate patient records.
Blanca Elena Baque, Richmond Hill, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 393571, 160823; Cal. Nos. 13985, 13983
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of transcribing
an incomplete order, failing to inform a patient's physician of an
overly rapid IV infusion, permitting a nurse to administer an IV
medication when there was no physician's order, administering an
IV medication without ascertaining the rate of infusion, and failing
to ensure that a patient be monitored during a 4-hour period.
Geraldine Monahan, Farmington, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 069666;
Cal. No. 14220
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years under various terms if and when return
to practice, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend
against charges of having been convicted of Criminal Sale of a Controlled
Substance in the Fifth Degree, a Class D Felony.
Hem Lata Kalra, Bay Shore, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 144618, 330011; Cal. Nos. 14298, 14299
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years under various terms to commence upon return
to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failure
to administer CPR to a patient.
Ruby E. Benjamin, Bronx, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos.117566, 292007; Cal. Nos. 14346, 14347
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Indefinite suspension until fit to practice
- upon termination of suspension, probation 3 years under various
terms to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of practicing
the profession of nursing while ability to practice was impaired
by mental disability.
Farkhanda Izhar Farooqi, Jamaica, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 226862;
Cal. No. 14384
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property.
Adrienne A. Malgioglio, Bellmore, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 104879;
Cal. No. 14440
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing
to verify the quantity of Percodan she received from a hospital pharmacy
and failing to account for the quantity of Percodan received.
Carol Ann Wright a/k/a Carol Tanzella Sweney, Niagara Falls, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 065048;
Cal. No. 14463
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years under various terms.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of Attempted Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree and
Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third Degree.
Karen Dora Duncombe, East Point, GA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 217830, 444454; Cal. Nos. 14556, 14557
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994 (see also July
16, 1999)
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years under various terms to commence upon return
to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing
five medication errors and/or omissions.
Paulette C. Thomas a/k/a Paulette Smith Thomas, Hudson, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 117103, 294715; Cal. Nos. 14586, 14587
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee cannot successfully defend against
charges of having been convicted of Issuing a Bad Check, a Class
B Misdemeanor, and of failing to report the crimes on two registration
applications.
Robert Bruce Johnson, Manhasset, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 308996; Cal. No. 14628
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years under various terms
to commence if and when return to practice, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of inducing
another registered professional nurse under his supervision to prepare
and file reports of nursing supervisor visits which had not been
made.
Carolyn T. Pearsall, Carmel, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 199737;
Cal. No. 14658
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend
against charges of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare
of a Child, a Class A Misdemeanor.
Pharmacy
Matt M. Weinberg, West Hempstead, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 032813; Cal. No.
12866
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $4,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of
stealing prescription required drugs from the pharmacy and holding
and offering misbranded drugs for sale.
DDJ Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Mega Medical Products 400 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 020425; Cal. No.
13654
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Pharmacy wholesaler was found guilty of
charges of vacating the premises without surrendering the certificate
of registration and without making appropriate arrangements for the
disposal of prescription-required drugs.
Kausar Shamim, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 030320; Cal. No.
13711
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second
Degree.
Postiglione Pharmacy, Inc., 147 Irving Avenue, Port Chester, NY;
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 019201; Cal. No.
13754
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994 (see also February
2007)
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Retail pharmacy did not contest charges
of dispensing prescription-required drugs without legal authority,
fraudulent billing, failing to identify outdated drugs appropriately,
and having misbranded drugs in the stock of its pharmacy.
John Postiglione, Port Chester, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 034890; Cal. No.
13755
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of fraudulent
billing, failing to identify outdated drugs appropriately, and having
misbranded drugs in the stock of a pharmacy under his supervision.
Stephen David Rafkin, Manorville, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 024650; Cal. No.
14481
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of selling
an outdated drug and did not contest a charge of holding for sale
outdated drugs.
Manor Park Pharmacy, Inc., 250 Moriches-Yaphank Road, Manorville, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 019527; Cal. No.
14482
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: $500 fine.
Summary: Retail Pharmacy admitted to charges of
selling an outdated drug and does not contest charges of holding
for sale outdated drugs.
Burton Jay Soss, Melbourne, FL
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 026503; Cal. No.
14700
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of selling
controlled drugs without first being furnished with a prescription.
Podiatry
Broadway Mall Podiatric Services, P.C.; The Corporation, 456 Broadway Mall, Hicksville, NY
Profession: Podiatry; Cal. No. 14642
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Application to surrender certificate of
incorporation granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of ordering
and performing excessive treatment on a patient.
Bay Shore Podiatric Services, P.C.; 456 Mid-Island Plaza, Hicksville, NY
Profession: Podiatry; Cal. No. 14643
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Application to surrender certificate of
incorporation granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of ordering
and performing excessive treatment on a patient.
Suffolk County Podiatric Services, P.C., 63 East Old Country Road, Hicksville, NY
Profession: Podiatry; Cal. No. 14645
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Application to surrender certificate of
incorporation granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of ordering
and performing excessive treatment on a patient.
South Shore Mall Podiatric Services, P.C., South Shore Mall, Area B4, Bay Shore, NY
Profession: Podiatry; Cal. No. 14647;
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Application to surrender certificate of
incorporation granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of ordering
and performing excessive treatment on a patient.
Surgical Care Provider, D.P.M., P.C. a/k/a Lower Manhattan Podiatric Services, P.C., 63 Old Country Road, Hicksville, NY
Profession: Podiatry; Cal. No. 14648
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Application to surrender certificate of
incorporation granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of ordering
and performing excessive treatment on a patient.
Hicksville Podiatric Services, P.C., 456 Mid-Island Plaza, Hicksville, NY
Profession: Podiatry; Cal. No. 14649
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Application to surrender certificate of
incorporation granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of ordering
and performing excessive treatment on a patient.
Psychology
Angel Martinez-Urrutia, New York, NY
Profession: Psychology; Lic. No. 004907; Cal. No.
11172
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of
physical contact of a sexual nature with a patient.
Richard Catullo, St. James, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 006574; Cal.
No. 14014
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 2 years,
$500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failure
to maintain a patient record.
Public Accountancy
Julius A. Klausner, Scarsdale, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No.
043296; Cal. No. 12176
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994 (see also September
1997)
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of last 9 months
of suspension stayed at which time probation 9 months, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of
failing to keep an audit appointment for a client and failing to
reschedule, failing to take any actions subsequent to the missed
appointment to represent his client, and failing to advise his client
that he would not represent her at the audit. In addition, Licensee
was found guilty of charges of erroneously preparing a client's 1987
Federal Income Tax Return and not producing the balance of his client's
records which were needed for an audit until the Office of Professional
Discipline requested his appearance at its office.
Max Felberbaum, Bayside, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No.
012186; Cal. No. 13845
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: Revocation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of
having been convicted of Mail Fraud, Income Tax Evasion, and Conspiracy,
all Felonies.
Social Work
Solomon L. Marin, New York, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 016904; Cal.
No. 14538
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substances in the Seventh Degree.
Beverly Yvonne Browne-Daley, Hempstead, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 029497; Cal.
No. 14602
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
Veterinary Medicine
William Arthur White, Jr. a/k/a William White, East Norwich, NY
Profession: Veterinary Technician; Lic. No. 001757;
Cal. No. 14300
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of
having two convictions of Driving While Intoxicated, an Unclassified
Misdemeanor.
Mark Lerman, Monsey, NY
Profession: Veterinary Medicine; Lic. No. 002983;
Cal. No. 14672
Regents Action Date: June 24, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being found
by the Commissioner of Health to be in violation of Article 33 of
the Public Health Law, relating to controlled substances.
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