Summaries of Regents Actions
On Professional Misconduct and Discipline*
March 2003
Architecture - Chiropractic - Dentistry - Engineering and Land Surveying - Midwifery - Nursing - Ophthalmic Dispensing - Pharmacy - Physical Therapy - Podiatry - Public Accountancy - Social Work - Veterinary Medicine
Architecture
Robert Townsend Jones, Westhampton, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 025419; Cal.
No. 20391
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge of
failing to prepare and maintain, for at least six years, a thorough
written evaluation of plans signed and sealed by him that were
not prepared by him or under his supervision.
Robert Charles Marsac, Williston Park, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 024537; Cal.
No. 20697
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 6
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine,
100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree.
John Peter Zietkiewicz, Staten Island, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 023627; Cal.
No. 20378
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
failing to prepare and maintain, for at least six years, a thorough
written evaluation of plans that were not prepared by him or
under his supervision and to which he affixed his signature and
seal.
Chiropractic
Anthony Pugliese, Tannersville, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 005917; Cal.
No. 20502
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge
of practicing the profession of chiropractic beyond the authorized
scope by offering to treat patients with a smoking cessation
program.
Todd J. Rehm, Lake George, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 008353; Cal.
No. 20485
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge of
moral unfitness.
Jeffrey A. Solomon, Monsey, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 004300; Cal.
No. 18554
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 3 year suspension, after service of 3 year suspension,
probation 3 years, 40 hours of public service, $5,000 fine, complete
certain course work.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of rendering
excessive therapy and treatment, which was not warranted by the
condition of the patients; practicing negligently on more than
one occasion and with incompetence on more than one occasion.
Dentistry
John P. Finocchio, Hicksville, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 029211; Cal. No.
20572
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge
of failing to recognize that a file had broken, failing to use
a rubber dam on two occasions, and failing to maintain an accurate
patient record.
Leonard Irwin Fischbach, Williston Park, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 022325; Cal. No.
20277
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Partial suspension in certain area until
terminated as set forth in consent order application, probation
2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of making a bridge with an open margin that lacked retention.
Kevin Joseph Grant, Jamaica, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 044444; Cal. No.
20477
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of submitting inaccurate insurance claim forms.
Stuart Novins, Bay Shore, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 023316; Cal. No.
19897
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Partial suspension in certain area until
terminated as set forth in consent order application, probation
2 years when licensee returns to practice, 100 hours of public
service; $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of failing to treat periodontal disease prior to performing bridgework;
failing to diagnose and treat an infection in two teeth after
root canal treatment; and failing to maintain accurate treatment
records.
Jairo Rendon, Malone, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 045410; Cal. No.
20201
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of having been convicted of four counts of sexual abuse in the
1st Degree.
William Melvin Stockton, Jr., Buffalo, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 042208; Cal. No.
18588
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence if
and when licensee returns to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of submitting insurance claims for work that he did not perform;
failure to use appropriate protective gloves; failure to properly
sterilize dental equipment; and failure to comply with State
regulations which required him to register x-ray equipment with
the New York State Department of Health.
Josh Joseph Therattil, Bronx, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 046880; Cal. No.
19109
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of relying on inadequate x-rays to diagnose and treat the teeth
of two patients; placing fillings that were too large and overhung
the teeth filled; and preparing teeth for a bridge before a periodontal
treatment plan was established.
Louis W. Woolf, Holbrook, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 035450; Cal. No.
19631
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 4 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend
against the charges of writing seven prescriptions for Viagra
for his own use; writing four prescriptions for Vicodin for two
patients who were not patients at the time he wrote the prescriptions;
and writing fifty-one prescriptions for Vicodin for patients
when there was no indication in the patient treatment records
that he had seen the patients on the dates on which the prescriptions
were written.
Victor Zeines, Shokan, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 028616; Cal. No.
20552
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003 (See also March
2006)
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 the charge
of installing an ill-fitting bridge and failing to maintain a
record, which accurately reflected the treatment of a patient.
Engineering and Land Surveying
Ainsley Ainsworth Ferraro, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No.
062079; Cal. No. 20398
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge
of willfully submitting an application to the New York City Department
of Buildings which contained false information concerning a proposed
occupancy.
Midwifery
Cecilia Torres Girard, Lynn, MA
Profession: Midwife; Lic. No. 000586; Cal. No.
20518
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice,
$1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of failing to ensure that a physician responded to a patient,
failing to ensure that oxygen was being administered to a patient,
and failing to maintain accurate patient records.
Nursing
Michelle M. Amo a/k/a Michelle Weegar Amo, Stanley, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 220679, 443724; Cal. Nos. 20313,
20312
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge of
advising a patient's family to increase the dosage of Morphine
to the patient without a physician's order.
Gail A. Boardway, Eden, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
139757; Cal. No. 20585
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge
of medication and documentation errors.
Rosa Curry, Roosevelt, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
200042; Cal. No. 20419
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003 (see also April
2002)
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2
year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2
years.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree
and Resisting Arrest, both class A misdemeanors.
Colleen M. Davis, Syracuse, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
259659; Cal. No. 20571
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
failing to administer medications and maintaining inadequate
patient records.
Patricia Angella Deans, Roosevelt, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 221147, 444285; Cal. Nos. 20323,
20324
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge of
making a medication administration error and then altering a
nursing note to cover the medication administration error, and
failing to indicate on an application for employment that she
had been previously employed at another hospital.
Linda Christal DiFasi, Syracuse, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
258382; Cal. No. 20792
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003 (see also April
2002)
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
failure to administer medications and to exercise reasonable
care in the record keeping of eleven patients.
Elizabeth Knox Dunning, Hendersonville, NC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 287209; Cal. No. 20694
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor
and failing to disclose the conviction to the Department.
Tim Theodore Engdahl, Chicago, IL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 462162; Cal. No. 20589
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge of
diverting controlled substances for his own use, and obtaining
controlled substances for two patients, when in fact, there were
no physician's orders for the controlled substances to be administered
to the patients.
Rosanne Ficarra, Glen Cove, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 454613; Cal. No. 20621
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003 (see also March
2008)
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 the charge of
having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle while under
the influence of drugs or alcohol, and willfully making or filing
a false report, in that she failed to report the aforesaid conviction
in her application for re-registration.
Tami A. Garland, Danbury, CT
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
214232; Cal. No. 20762
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute Cocaine.
Lorna Lee Guy, Bronx, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
259027; Cal. No. 20539
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
neglecting a patient under her care by failing to assess the
patient for injury upon notification that the patient had fallen,
and failing to properly document and report the incident.
Olivia Windell Hall, Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
191416; Cal. No. 20141
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Nancy Hulihan, Schenectady, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 359657; Cal. No. 20547
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge of
having been found guilty by the Commissioner of Health of patient
neglect.
Karyn Lacertosa a/k/a Karyn Croce, Staten Island, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 207311, 429457; Cal. Nos. 19598,
19599
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation
1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Trespass in the 2nd
Degree, a class B misdemeanor.
Frank Jay Lazan, Moriches, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 474811; Cal. No. 20070
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of failing to document the administration of medication to a
patient; failing to have a colleague witness the wastage of a
controlled substance; failing to account for 8 mg. of a controlled
substance; and practicing the profession of nursing beyond the
authorized scope.
Mary T. Lewis, Mahopac, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
132323; Cal. No. 20375
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003 (see also February
2000)
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 - upon termination
of suspension, probation 2 years to commence if and when licensee
returns to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd
Degree, and Petit Larceny, both class A misdemeanors.
Carol Lincoln, Garner, NC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 523043; Cal. No. 20533
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 did not contest the charge
of improperly administering IV Dilantin to a patient causing
the patient cardiac arrest.
Phyllis McIntyre, Shirley, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 269970; Cal. No. 19793
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 did not contest the charge
of willful physical and verbal abuse, to wit: repositioning a
patient in bed by pulling his hair and using expletives.
Tiffany Nucole Nicholson, Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
261754; Cal. No. 20520
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Partial suspension in certain area until
terminated as set forth in consent order application, probation
2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
three medication errors.
Catherine Marie Odonoghue a/k/a Catherine Marie O'Donoghue, Bronx, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 186317, 463585; Cal. Nos. 20214,
20215
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 18
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of falsely representing on hospital sign-in sheets that she worked
hours and shifts that she, in fact, had not worked.
Lovely Jeudy Pierre a/k/a Lovely Jeudy, Queens Village, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 158995, 356056; Cal. Nos. 20617,
20611
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
while the owner of a nursing registry service to failing to perform
licensing checks on applicants for nursing positions before employing
them as nurses and sending them out to health care facilities
to work in that capacity.
Paula R. Pillo a/k/a Paula R. Recchio, Byron, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
248161; Cal. No. 20543
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003 (see also May
2006)
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 the charge of
failing to maintain accurate patient records.
Richard Albert Randolph, Jr., Middletown, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
225615; Cal. No. 20686
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003 (see also June
2001)
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree, a class
E felony and Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated, an
unclassified misdemeanor.
Linda Ann Richardson, Albany, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
206607; Cal. No. 20625
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of administering drugs incorrectly and erroneously documenting
the administration of such drugs in patient records.
Rhonda Marie Romig, Montoursville, PA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 510118; Cal. No. 20646
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
medication administration and record keeping errors.
Karen Rothblat, Melville, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 336850; Cal. No. 20036
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003 (see also November 2010)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension for no less than 18 months and
until terminated as set forth in consent order application -
upon termination of suspension, probation 3 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified
misdemeanor; stealing medication from a patient's home; willfully
filing a false registration form that did not disclose the aforementioned
misdemeanor conviction; and to a charge she was under investigation
for a July 2000 conviction for Driving While Intoxicated, a class
E felony.
Cynthia Kay Rotondo, Port Byron, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
234015; Cal. No. 20602
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge of
having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance in the 4th Degree.
Robert Francis Smith, Myrtle Beach, SC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 489353; Cal. No. 20763
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Reckless Endangerment in the 1st Degree.
Ruth L. Smith, Beaver Dams, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 255430, 501671; Cal. Nos. 20644,
20645
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year to commence upon return to practice,
$500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of medication and treatment errors.
Kathleen L. Sullivan, Liverpool, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 465961; Cal. No. 20435
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
negligent disposal of a controlled substance and failure to secure
an intravenous infusion pump.
Maria Zoraida Tan, New York, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 193562; Cal. No. 18520
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
practicing the profession of nursing while the ability to practice
was impaired by mental disability.
Aimee Thrasher, Astoria, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 447480; Cal. No. 20540
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year to commence upon return to practice,
$1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of failing to document a potential fall by a patient or to notify
the nursing supervisor or physician of the potential fall, and
failing to generate an incident report of the incident.
Kendra Ann Travis, Gouverneur, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 195085, 447469; Cal. Nos. 20434,
20422
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 3 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 3 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Vehicular Assault in the 2nd Degree,
a class E felony, and Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified
misdemeanor.
Patty Ann Wallis, Verona, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
248413; Cal. No. 20544
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003 (see also June
2004 and December
2004)
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 the charge of
failing to maintain a record, which adequately reflected the
treatment of a patient.
Wayne R. Welsh, Blasdell, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 507910; Cal. No. 19378
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension with leave to apply, after
service of first six months of suspension, for stay of execution
of unserved portion of suspension as set forth in consent order
application, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
administering the wrong medication to a patient.
Linda S. Wheeler, Morris, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
245296; Cal. No. 20542
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge of
willful abuse of a patient.
Cynthia B. Womble, Bronx, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 356534; Cal. No. 20674
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of last 9 months
of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
Ophthalmic Dispensing
Patrick Francis Hanrahan, Hornell, NY
Profession: Ophthalmic Dispenser; Lic. No. 004925;
Cal. No. 20671
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
willfully failing to register.
Pharmacy
Aumiller's Pharmacy Inc., 1340 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12304
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 014599; Cal.
No. 20399
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: $2,500 fine.
Summary: Respondent did not contest the charge
of holding outdated and misbranded drugs for sale, failing to
maintain oral phone-in prescriptions, failing to record the generic
manufacturer's name, and dispensing prescriptions which lacked
required information.
Buena Vista Pharmacy, Inc., 2022 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10029
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 012457; Cal.
No. 20490
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003 (see also March
1994, May
2007 and January 2010)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 3 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Respondent admitted to the charge of
filing a re-registration application with the New York State
Education Department and stating on said application that certain
persons were officers of the corporation and shareholders when,
in fact, they were not.
John Joseph Duffy, Jr., Clifton Park, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 024591; Cal.
No. 20400
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge
of holding outdated and misbranded drugs for sale, failing to
maintain oral phone-in prescriptions, failing to record the generic
manufacturer's name, and dispensing prescriptions which lacked
required information.
Brian D. Koehler, Schenectady, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 030868; Cal.
No. 20401
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge
of failing to maintain oral phone-in prescriptions, failing to
record the generic manufacturer's name, and dispensing prescriptions
which lacked required information.
Michael J. Leonti, Auburn, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 035099; Cal.
No. 20685
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
while the supervising pharmacist of a pharmacy, he stole controlled
drugs from the pharmacy's drug supply for his personal use.
Wayne Patterson, Hauppauge, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 026711; Cal.
No. 20661
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge
of failing to provide adequate supervision of a registered establishment.
Thomas John Sobieski, Flushing, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 027165; Cal.
No. 20481
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003 (see also October
2006)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 22
months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
dispensing a prescription-required drug without a prescription.
Robert Tremmel, Bellmore, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 034977; Cal.
No. 19147
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 12
months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, 100 hours of
public service.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of maintaining in the drug stock of his pharmacy sixty (60) overfilled
bottles of medications that he knew, in part, contained sample
drugs that had been stolen, and admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the
2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
V.L.V. Med Pharmacy, Inc., 4085 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 018488; Cal.
No. 18304
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: $5,000 fine.
Summary: Respondent admitted to charge of dispensing,
on two occasions, prescription- required drugs, not pursuant
to prescriptions or other lawful authority.
Westchester-Ellenville, Inc., Shoprite Boulevard, Route 209, Ellenville, NY 12428
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 024914; Cal.
No. 20551
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge of
not having a pharmacist on duty at all times when the pharmacy
was open.
Physical Therapy
Jerry F. McNamara, Clifton Park, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist Assistant; Cert.
No. 001077; Cal. No. 20658
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender certificate
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated on two occasions,
unclassified misdemeanors.
Ross Matthew Roden, Wantagh, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 014726;
Cal. No. 20556
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge of
failing to maintain accurate patient records.
Podiatry
Louis Vernon Greer, North Syracuse, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 005381; Cal.
No. 20505
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge of
failing to maintain accurate patient records.
Public Accountancy
Arthur Andersen, LLP, Public Accountancy Partnership, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105
Profession: Public Accountancy; Lic. No. 74030;
Cal. No. 20633
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Respondent was found to be guilty of
having been convicted of Obstruction of Justice, a felony.
Dennis M. Gaito, Fort Dix, NJ
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 038288; Cal. No. 20761
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Commit Securities
Fraud, three counts of Conspiracy to Launder Money, eleven counts
of Money Laundering, one count of Attempted Money Laundering,
and one count of Witness Tampering, all federal felonies.
Alan Elliot Hurwitz, Syosset, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
(Cert.) No. 028287; Cal. No. 20721
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license (certificate)
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of two counts of Wire Fraud, and one count
of Tax Evasion, both federal felonies.
Edward McCrae, East Orange, NJ
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 037230; Cal. No. 20368
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension with leave to apply for
early termination as set forth in consent order application -
upon early termination or service of suspension, probation 1
year, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
willful failure to complete continuing education requirements
for the period September 1, 2000 through September 1, 2001.
Jordan Roberts, Long Beach, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
(Cert.) No. 019575; Cal. No. 20709
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license (certificate)
granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
failing to follow auditing standards by not obtaining a management
representation letter and not preparing a written audit program
in three audits of financial statements.
Social Work
Barbara Joan Deam, New York, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 026050;
Cal. No. 20523
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
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 the charge
of failing to maintain a record of the evaluation and treatment
of patients.
Charles Walter Jones, Bay Shore, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 043105;
Cal. No. 20126
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation
2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of
having been convicted twice of the unclassified misdemeanor of
Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol.
Victor Klein, New York, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 018175;
Cal. No. 20825
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted of Rape in the 3rd Degree.
Marlena Vega a/k/a Marlene Golub Harrington, New York, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 006122;
Cal. No. 20421
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of
having been convicted in New Jersey of Conspiracy in the 2nd
Degree and Theft by Deception in the 2nd Degree, both felonies
and which, if committed within this state, would have constituted
crimes under New York State law.
Veterinary Medicine
Joseph Warren Adams, Warwick, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 002314; Cal.
No. 20529
Regents Action Date: March 25, 2003 (see also April
1997)
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 the charge
of failing to perform a dental treatment and failing to maintain
an adequate record of visits, diagnoses and prescribed treatments.
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