Summaries of Regents Actions
On Professional Misconduct and Discipline*
November 2003
Acupuncture - Chiropractic - Dentistry - Massage Therapy - Nursing - Occupational Therapy - Pharmacy - Physical Therapy - Podiatry - Professional Engineering and Land Surveying - Psychology - Public Accountancy - Respiratory Therapy - Social Work - Veterinary Medicine
Acupuncture
Gerald Weir, Woodmere, NY
Profession: Acupuncturist; Lic. No. 001178; Cal.
No. 20914
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation
2 years to commence as set forth in consent order application, $2,500
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of felonies of Bank Fraud and Making False Statements
to Financial Institutions.
Chiropractic
John Strom, Tonawanda, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 006248; Cal.
No. 21178
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, thereafter probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud, a felony.
Dentistry
Charles George Haddad, Hampton Bays, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 026436; Cal. No. 20966
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: $2,000 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing
to maintain records accurately reflecting his evaluation and treatment
of a patient.
Howard Louis Kabinoff, Albany, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 023616; Cal. No. 21005
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation
2 years, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
failing to maintain an accurate patient record; requesting the extraction
of the wrong tooth on a referral to an oral surgeon; and failing
to disclose information to the patient.
Howard Louis Kabinoff, D.D.S., P.C., 1465 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Profession: Dentistry; Cal. No. 21006
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation
2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Respondent by its agents and employees
failed to maintain an accurate patient record; requested the extraction
of the wrong tooth on a referral to an oral surgeon; and failed to
disclose information to the patient.
Aziz Khan, New York, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040670; Cal. No. 21099
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 20 months of
suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $3,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 2nd
Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
David M. Seidman a/k/a David Michael Seidemann, New York, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040871; Cal. No. 21019
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation
2 years, $3,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of
failing to diagnose a patient's periodontal condition, and of placing
ill-fitting restorations on said patient's teeth.
Engineering and Land Surveying
Shea-Kei Mak, Yorktown Heights, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 067335;
Cal. No. 20558
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of having
been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Offenses Against the United
States, a felony.
Massage Therapy
Michael F. Ferreira, Utica, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 009677;
Cal. No. 20495
Regents Action Date: November 14, 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 of Unlawful Imprisonment in the 2nd Degree, a misdemeanor.
Nursing
Susan Alexander, Kernersville, NC
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 216968;
Cal. No. 21158
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 18 months of
suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been found guilty by the North Carolina Board for Nursing of professional
misconduct.
Paula Christine Bartoo-Curry a/k/a Paula C. Curry, Dalton, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 406645; Cal. No. 20996
Regents Action Date: November 14, 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 having
been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the
3rd Degree, a misdemeanor.
Kettlie Charles, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 494426; Cal. No. 18335
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003 (see also October
1999)
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Annul license.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of intentionally
misrepresenting her nursing education when applying for her license
to practice as a registered professional nurse.
Gabriela Olivia Corbett a/k/a Gabriella Corbett, Beacon, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 449541; Cal. No. 21130
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
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 the charge of having
been convicted of Petit Larceny, a misdemeanor.
Myrna Tabanera Cruz, Yonkers, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 228653; Cal. No. 20992
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing
to properly monitor a critical patient who was under her care.
Yolanda Rillera Damasco, Astoria, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 361224; Cal. No. 20950
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 23 months of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
pinching and hitting a resident on her left arm, after said resident
spit and grabbed her and of placing said resident alone in a room
although said resident complained that she could not breathe.
Wendy Ann Defruscio a/k/a Wendy Ann Mason, Pattersonville, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 159385, 487063; Cal. Nos. 21028, 21029
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
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 the charge of
failing to complete documentation and erroneously documenting information.
Gladys Desvarieux, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 500088; Cal. No. 18333
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003 (see also November
1999)
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Annul license.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of intentionally
misrepresenting her nursing education and prior licensure history
when applying for her license to practice as a registered professional
nurse.
Kettly Dieudonne-Derival, Baldwin, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 227887;
Cal. No. 20958
Regents Action Date: November 14, 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
falsely indicating on her application for licensure as a registered
nurse in the State of New York that she had received an Associate
Nursing Degree.
Sandra Lynn Dykshoorn, Odessa, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 120959, 353160; Cal. Nos. 20790, 20791
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
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 upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of
medication administration errors and lying on employment application.
Tanisha Marie Gang, Troy, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 268246;
Cal. No. 20666
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23 months of suspension
stayed, probation for last 23 months.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of having
been convicted of Welfare Fraud in the 5th Degree, a misdemeanor.
Jill M. Gervais, Troy, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 236478, 470472; Cal. Nos. 21026, 21027
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
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 the charges of
two documentation errors and failing to respond in a timely manner
to assess a patient.
Dolores C. Greiner, Kinderhook, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 275895; Cal. No. 21022
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
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 the charges of
failing to care for a patient and to document the care of said patient,
and failing to respond to a call.
Donna Lee Hunt, Schenectady, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 355495; Cal. No. 21025
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
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 the charges of
failing to assess a patient, and failing to provide a patient care
plan for a patient.
Brian C. Longway, Jr., Oneida, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 516217; Cal. No. 20857
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 3 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation
3 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of having
been convicted of Criminal Solicitation in the 4th Degree, a class
A misdemeanor.
Anne M. Manwell, Plattsburgh, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 189035; Cal. No. 21036
Regents Action Date: November 14, 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 inaccurate
record keeping.
Dina Marquette, Holbrook, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 240421;
Cal. No. 21058
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of stealing
a quantity of the controlled substance, Endocet, from a patient.
Norma Iris Mendez a/k/a Norma Iris Rivera, Bronx, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 087500, 271545; Cal. Nos. 21040, 21032
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 22 months of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Petit Larceny, a misdemeanor.
Murielle Nemorin, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 235154;
Cal. No. 21034
Regents Action Date: November 14, 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
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.
Sueanne Niedhammer a/k/a Sue Sheppard-Niedhammer a/k/a Sueanne Santiago a/k/a Sueanne Sheppard, Gansevoort, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 200223;
Cal. No. 20872
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003 (see also February
1998)
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution for the last 23 months
of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Issuing a Bad Check.
Beverly Yvonne O'Brien, Laurelton, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 249507;
Cal. No. 20931
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
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 the charge of
failing to maintain a record for a patient which accurately reflects
the evaluation and treatment of the patient.
Sandra Phanor a/k/a Sandra Souffrant, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 255776;
Cal. No. 20965
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23 months of
suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of drafting
and submitting a job reference without the knowledge of the purported
author.
Marsha Prescod a/k/a Marsha Melissa Marie Prescod, Mt. Vernon, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 256295;
Cal. No. 20395
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Censure and Reprimand.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of having
been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree, a class A misdemeanor,
and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd Degree, a class D
felony.
Shaffeeran Nesha Razack, Queens Village, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 206027, 430932; Cal. Nos. 20993, 20994
Regents Action Date: November 14, 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 did not contest the charge of
willfully physically abusing a patient.
Marcia Jane Seals, Newhall, CA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 266732; Cal. No. 20957
Regents Action Date: November 14, 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 administering
medications without physician orders.
Kimberly Ann Sirico, Ronkonkoma, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 263348;
Cal. No. 21045
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation
2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
tampering with blister packs containing Percocet, a controlled substance,
substituting extra strength Tylenol for the Percocet, and then diverting
the Percocet for her own use, on more than one occasion between May
2002 and July 2002.
Joanne Standard a/k/a Joanne Buckley a/k/a Joanne Buckley Busiello, Hauppauge, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 388459; Cal. No. 21123
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of having
been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the
3rd Degree, a misdemeanor; Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance
in the 7th Degree, a misdemeanor' and Attempted Robbery in the 3rd
Degree, a class E felony.
Yolette M. Wilson, Lehigh Acres, FL and Bronx, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 377194; Cal. Nos. 17172/14689
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of preparing
and filing with her employer clinical progress notes representing
she had made home visits on various dates and provided nursing care
to two different patients when in truth she had not, and in preparing
such notes, failing to maintain a record that accurately reflected
the evaluation and treatment of said patients.
Joanne P. Ziemann, Altamont, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse
Practitioner; Lic. No. 317704, Cert. No. 332845; Cal. Nos. 21030,
21031
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
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 the charge of
failing to properly document and failing to assess a patient.
Karen Elizabeth Zuchowski, Belle Harbor, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 256324;
Cal. No. 20960
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, complete
course of education as set forth in consent order application, probation
2 years to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing
to document the administration of treatments and medications in the
medication administration records of patients.
Occupational Therapy
Frank A. Turturro, Geneva, NY
Profession: Occupational Therapist; Lic. No. 007975;
Cal. No. 20961
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003 (see also May
2008)
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 failing
to maintain accurate patient records.
Pharmacy
Chung Wah Pharmacy Corporation, 65 Mott Street, New York, NY 10013
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 021395; Cal. No.
21052
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: $10,000 fine, probation 2 years.
Summary: Respondent admitted to the charge of dispensing
prescription-required medications without prescriptions.
Rose M. Eiklor, Waverly, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 031512; Cal. No.
20975
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of mislabeling
a prescription.
Dong Hee Kim, Plainview, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 028710; Cal. No.
20918
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003 (see also February 2009)
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
pharmacy violations.
Harry Gem Hoy Lew, New York, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 024401; Cal. No.
21051
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of dispensing
prescription-required medications without prescriptions.
Weisi Amanda Li a/k/a Wei S. Li a/k/a Amanda W. Li, Roslyn, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 044165; Cal. No.
20995
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: Suspension for not less than 3 years and until terminated
as set forth in consent order application - upon termination of suspension,
probation 2 years to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Petit Larceny and Attempted Petit Larceny and admitted
to the charge of stealing money and property belonging to previous
pharmacy employers.
Shea-Kei Mak, Yorktown Heights, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 034431; Cal. No.
20559
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of having
been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Offenses Against the United
States, a felony.
S & D Pharmacy, Inc. d/b/a S & D Tri Town Pharmacy, 493 Sunrise Highway, Lynbrook, NY 11563
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 017908; Cal. No.
20919
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation
1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Respondent admitted to the charge of pharmacy
violations.
Physical Therapy
Michael Frank Stagliano, Herkimer, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist Assistant; Cert.
No. 002015; Cal. No. 21037
Regents Action Date: November 14, 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 having
been convicted of two counts of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree,
a misdemeanor.
Podiatry
Steve Menna, New York, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003657; Cal. No.
20981
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 23 months of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of issuing
several prescriptions for medications to treat non-podiatric medical
conditions.
David Rosenberg, Atlantic Beach, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 002131; Cal. No.
20504
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of having
been convicted of Filing False, Fictitious and Fraudulent Claims,
a felony.
Psychology
Ellen Keller-Minzner, Amityville, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 013125; Cal.
No. 21119
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Criminal Possession of Marijuana in the 5th Degree,
a class B misdemeanor.
Public Accountancy
William Turnof, Holmdel, NJ
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No.
040601; Cal. No. 21202
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Customs Fraud.
Respiratory Therapy
Richard Alan Hillick, North Syracuse, NY
Profession: Respiratory Therapist, Respiratory Therapy
Technician; Lic. Nos. 003584, 000593; Cal. Nos. 20997, 20998
Regents Action Date: November 14, 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 failing
to properly set a ventilator.
Brian C. Longway, Jr., Oneida, NY
Profession: Respiratory Therapy Technician; Lic.
No. 000964; Cal. No. 20856
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 3 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation
3 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of having
been convicted of Criminal Solicitation in the 4th Degree, a class
A misdemeanor.
Social Work
Kenneth Charles Cullen, Jackson Heights, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 045169; Cal.
No. 20959
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having
been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 2nd Degree, a class C felony;
and Offering a False Instrument for Filing, three (3) counts, a class
E felony.
Elizabeth Anne Hurley a/k/a Elizabeth Wassler, Bronx, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 055530; Cal.
No. 19840
Regents Action Date: November 14, 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 of Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree, a class E felony.
Sandra Lynn Waldron, Oswego, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 064048; Cal.
No. 20930
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
moral unfitness in the practice of the profession.
Roger B. Williams a/k/a Roger Williams, Mahopac, NY
Profession: Social Worker; Lic. No. 025626; Cal.
No. 21175
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of having
been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 1st Degree, Conspiracy in
the 4th Degree and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the
1st Degree, all felonies.
Veterinary Medicine
Dorothy Eddleton Chary, Chestertown, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 006714; Cal.
No. 20864
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of last 23 months of suspension
stayed, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of
improperly administering drugs to a dog.
Harry Zelkin, Forest Hills, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 006651; Cal.
No. 20976
Regents Action Date: November 14, 2003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty
agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation
2 years, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of
insufficient patient record keeping; failing to elicit sufficient
information; and failing to order appropriate tests and the administration
of intravenous fluids.
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