Summaries of Regents Actions
On Professional Misconduct and Discipline*
March 2007
Architecture - Dentistry - Engineering and Land Surveying - Massage Therapy - Nursing - Optometry - Pharmacy - Physical Therapy - Social Work
Architecture
David A. Graham, Yorktown Heights, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 016976; Cal.
No. 23225
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation,
$2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
failing to comply with the directions of the State Board with regard
to continuing education and of practicing while unregistered.
Dentistry
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037380; Cal. No.
23034
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation,
$2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges that,
in the course of treating a patient, he took an apical x-ray for
use in treatment that was not of sufficient diagnostic quality,
and that his patient record was deficient in that he failed to
note said apical x-ray and was ambiguous in a record entry as to
whether or not a bridge inserted in the patient’s mouth was a final
bridge.
Feliciano Antonio Espaillat, Valley Stream, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 048323; Cal. No.
22873
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 36 months suspension, execution of last 24 months of suspension
stayed, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge
of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree, a
class E felony, and unauthorized practice, a class E felony.
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 045832; Cal. No.
22776
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed
suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Attempted Unauthorized Practice, a class A misdemeanor.
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 033514; Cal. No.
22482
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 3 year suspension, execution of last 2 years of suspension
stayed, pursue certain coursework as set forth in Regents Review
Committee report, probation 3 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of filing
false re-registration forms and employment applications.
Edward Ezra Levy, Forest Hills, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 045812; Cal. No.
22637
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony,
and Offering a false instrument for filing in the 1st Degree, a
class E felony.
Irlene Antunes Siegel, Mineola, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 043252; Cal. No.
23118
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007 (see also December
2001)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation,
$3,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
failing to remove the entire root of a tooth during an extraction,
and using only panographic radiographs during several routine examinations
of a patient's teeth.
Luz Marina Zelaya, New York, NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 017217;
Cal. No. 20839
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: $3,000 fine, pursue certain coursework as set forth in
Regents Review Committee report, probation 3 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of practicing
the profession of Dental Hygiene beyond its scope.
Engineering and Land Surveying
Michael A. Ruditser, Merrick, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 059587;
Cal. No. 22947
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year actual suspension, thereafter 2 years
probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Mail Fraud, a class D felony.
Massage Therapy
Kelly Anne Connolly, Rochester, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 010066;
Cal. No. 23183
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to
practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation to commence
if and when licensee returns to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted in 2006 of Driving While Intoxicated.
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 013272;
Cal. No. 23122
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension,
2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Attempted Falsifying Business Records in the
2nd Degree, a class B misdeameanor.
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 010870;
Cal. No. 23086
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007 (see also April
2003)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than
1 year and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension
3 years probation upon licensee’s return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted
of Driving While Intoxicated, a class D felony.
Nursing
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
240836; Cal. No. 23112
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation
to commence upon licensee’s return to practice, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
committing medication administration and documentation errors.
Sherry K. Carroll, Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
263689; Cal. No. 23227
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to report seven criminal convictions on her application for licensure
as a licensed practical nurse and of having been convicted of Petit
Larceny.
Pauline Elizabeth George a/k/a Pauline Elizabeth Best, St. Albans, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 196256, 406712; Cal. Nos. 23099,
23100
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation,
$5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing
to keep an accurate count of all surgical implements during a surgical
procedure.
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 343875; Cal. No. 22329
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon licensee’s return to
practice in State of New York, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge
of having been convicted of failing to file a tax return in Illinois,
a class 4 felony.
Brenda M. Hollenbeck a/k/a Brenda M. Kaner, Penn Yan, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 370125; Cal. No. 23150
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to
practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation to commence
if and when licensee returns to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of diversion
of the controlled substance Dilaudid for self-administration.
Dorothy McPherson Humphrey, Durham, NC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 209338; Cal. No. 23236
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Attempted Falsifying Business Records in the
1st Degree.
Aisha Montrina Jennings, Schenectady, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
252359; Cal. No. 23127
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation,
$250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
failing to administer medications and to perform a glucose finger
stick test.
Lorraine McFadden, Buffalo, NY
Profession:Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
251181; Cal. No. 23094
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 4 month actual suspension, 8 month stayed
suspension, 12 months probation to commence upon licensee’s return
to practice, 25 hours public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Falsifying a Business Record.
Antoinette Peruggia, Lindenhurst, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 498588; Cal. No. 23108
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation,
$500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
failing to file and/or follow-up on accident reports, lab requisitions,
assessments and government-required forms.
Todd Arthur Scott, North Tonawanda, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 212131, 436461; Cal. Nos. 23140,
23139
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation,
$500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of committing
medication and documentation errors
Trudy Vosper a/k/a Trudy Zotto, Rocky Point, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 203509, 417484; Cal. Nos. 23117,
23116
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed
suspension, 2 years probation, 100 hours public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony.
Optometry
Gurpreet Leekha, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Profession: Optometrist; Lic. No. 006384; Cal.
No. 23083
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation
to commence if and when licensee returns to practice in the State
of New York, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of prescribing an oral antibiotic for a patient whom he was treating
for suspected chlamydial conjunctivitis.
Pharmacy
AC Northern LLC, 154-16 Northern Boulevard, Flushing, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 027294; Cal. No.
23053
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: $5,000 fine, 2 years probation.
Summary: Registrant admitted to the charge of
dispensing prescription-required medication not pursuant to prescription
or other legal authority.
All Health Pharmacy Corp., 118 Mott Street, New York, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 025350; Cal. No.
23061
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: $10,000 fine, 2 years probation.
Summary: Summary: Registrant did not contest
charges failing to verify the authenticity of prescriptions ostensibly
written by the same physician for a particular controlled substance
for a number of patients; dispensing a controlled substance other
than that which was prescribed; and dispensing the controlled drug
cocaine to a physician without a prescription for said physician's
office supply when registrant was not registered as a wholesaler
in the State of New York.
Wei Loon Lee, Staten Island, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 044478; Cal.
No. 23060
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed
suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
failing to verify the authenticity of prescriptions ostensibly
written by the same physician for a particular controlled substance
for a number of patients; dispensing a controlled substance other
than that which was prescribed; and dispensing the controlled drug
cocaine to a physician without a prescription for said physician's
office supply when the retail pharmacy at which the licensee worked
was not registered as a wholesaler in the State of New York.
Christine K. Oare, Gloversville, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 028403; Cal.
No. 22998
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to
practice – upon termination of suspension 2 years probation to
commence upon licensee’s return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of drinking
alcohol during her scheduled shift.
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 041294; Cal.
No. 23052
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation,
$5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of dispensing
prescription-required medication not pursuant to prescription or
other legal authority.
Physical Therapy
Profession: Physical Therapy Assistant; Cert.
No. 001875; Cal. No. 23123
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension,
2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Attempted Falsifying Business Records in the
2nd Degree, a class B misdeameanor.
Edmund De Castro Oliveros, White Plains, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 015969;
Cal. No. 22875
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 12 month suspension, execution of last 9 months of suspension
stayed.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge
of having been convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud,
a class D felony.
Social Work
Geanette Casandra Gabriel, Bronx, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic.
No. 067082; Cal. No. 23224
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to
practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Petit Larceny.
Lydia A. Galarza, New York, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic.
No. 028060; Cal. No. 23023
Regents Action Date: March 20, 2007
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed
suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
submitting false documentation ostensibly from a physician to cover
work absences.
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