Summaries of Regents Actions
On Professional Misconduct and Discipline*
September 1996
Architecture - Chiropractic - Dentistry - Massage - Nursing - Occupational Therapy - Optometry - Pharmacy - Podiatry - Professional Engineering and Land Surveying - Psychology - Public Accountancy - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology - Veterinary Medicine
Architecture
Lawrence K. Moss, Buffalo, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 015450; Cal.
No. 15603
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
making errors in plans for a single family house.
Chiropractic
Yegues Schettini, Spring Valley, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 006555; Cal.
No. 15797
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of simultaneously
billing two insurance companies for treatment for the same or
similar injury to one patient.
Alois J. Dlhopolsky, Lindenhurst, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 004136; Cal.
No. 16300
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction of
Sexual Misconduct.
Dentistry
Mitchell Andy Cohen, Lake George, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040361; Cal. No.
13951
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Revocation, execution of revocation
stayed at which time probation 3 years to run consecutively with
and commence upon licensee's completion of the entire period
of probation imposed.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges
of fraudulently seeking payment for root planings in two patient
cases and for acrylic fillings in three others.
Alan I. Newman, Rochester, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 030884; Cal. No.
16072
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last
21 months of suspension stayed at which time probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been convicted
of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree.
Cornelius James Lucey, Albany, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 024097; Cal. No.
15999
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 6 month suspension, probation 2 years,
$10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction
of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree.
Otis L. Moore, Jr., Manlius, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 029635; Cal. No.
16111
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of negligently
performing root canal therapy by placing a post through the tooth
into the furcation, and not maintaining copies of x-rays.
Albino N. Ballini, Nesconset, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 044155; Cal. No.
16148
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: $1,000 fine, probation 1 year
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
inserting crowns in a patient's mouth without first referring
patient for needed periodontal treatment.
Arthur Alan Calem, East Brunswick, NJ
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 027266; Cal. No.
16194
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of wilfully
and falsely completing initial and follow up applications for
dental employment.
Jack Traiger, Bronx, NY
Profession: Dentist, Dental Anesthesia; Lic.
No. 022088, Cert. No. 000287; Cal. Nos. 16190, 16191
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license and
certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction
of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree.
Massage
Kevin P. McCracken, New York, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 004947;
Cal. No. 14893
Action: Revocation, $10,000 fine.
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges
of, during the course of providing massage therapy, engaging
in sexual activities with clients and of failing to maintain
adequate records.
Mickail Roitman, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 002083;
cal. No. 15384
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license granted,
$1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
submitting false claims for reimbursement, engaging in false
advertisement, violating probation, and wilfully filing a false
form.
Nursing
Robert Augente, East Williston, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 158294; Cal. No. 13646
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges
of administering anesthesia to a patient without having first
performed a pre-anesthetic assessment of the patient, failing
to intubate patient prior to the commencement of an abortion,
and failing to prepare a proper anesthetic record contemporaneously
with his administration of anesthesia to the patient.
Joann Bedell a/k/a Joann Bedell Torres, Naubinway, MI
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
190723; Cal. No. 14385
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: License annulled upon the first specification
and revoked upon the second specification solely in the event
annulment is hereinafter set aside.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges
of fraudulently obtaining her license to practice and having
been convicted of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the
Third Degree.
Melanie Kay Smith a/k/a Melanie Kay Riggs, Nesconset, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 120299, 345879; Cal. Nos. 14591,
14592
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges
of submitting a resume and a pre-employment application form
stating that she had obtained a bachelor of science in nursing
degree from a recognized university when she knew that she had
never obtained such a degree.
Kenneth P. Mason a/k/a Kenneth Peter Mason, Hancock, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 288151; Cal. No. 15738
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been convicted
of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and of Petit
Larceny, and of having been found in violation of Article 33
of the Public Health Law.
Barbara T. Copanas, Syracuse, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 278601; Cal. No. 13406
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996 (see
also April 2001)
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last
21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence
upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of administering
Demerol to an unassigned patient, failing to administer Demerol,
and failing to accurately chart the administration of Demerol.
Jacqueline Wolfe, Evanston, IL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 399739; Cal. No. 14402
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year
to commence if and when licensee returns to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of administering
an excessive dose of potassium phosphate.
Richard L. Markes, Albany, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 174002, 380750; Cal. Nos. 14758,
14759
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing
eight medication administration and documentation errors.
Kimberly Kay Burns, Batavia, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 388721; Cal. No. 14873
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
failing to question an inappropriate administration of potassium
chloride to a patient.
Lyubov Kontorovich, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 445610; Cal. No. 14883
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing
two medication administration errors.
Kimberly Elaine Parker, Buffalo, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
147821; Cal. No. 15140
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to change dressings, leaving a patient's home without ensuring
that the relief nurse had arrived, failing to keep an accurate
patient record, failing to respond to a communication from the
New York State Education Department, and abandoning a patient.
Steven Saladon, Bellport, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 361368; Cal. No. 15223
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing
three dialysis treatment administration errors.
Francine Cunningham, Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
231119; Cal. No. 15224
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being
convicted of Misuse of Food Stamps.
Susan Faber VanMaarseveen, Liverpool, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
203128; Cal. No. 15237
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of reporting
that a patient complained of having physical contact of a sexual
nature with another patient, when in fact, the patient complained
of having physical contact of a sexual nature with an employee
of the facility.
Edmonia Saunders, St. Albans, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. B12825; Cal. No. 15274
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years to commence if and when licensee returns
to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of making
errors with regard to the administration of intravenous fluids.
Tamera Lee Platt, Holland Patent, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
199693; Cal. No. 15427
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 month suspension with leave to apply
for early termination of suspension upon submission of satisfactory
proof of having successfully completed certain course and of
being certified in certain area; upon service or early termination
of suspension, probation 2 years to commence if and when licensee
returns to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to properly respond to an emergency situation.
Susan L. Higgins a/k/a /Susan Calderone a/k/a Susan Klingberg, Smithtown, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
207570; Cal. No. 15560
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
incorrectly charting with respect to medication administration,
failing to administer medication, administering the wrong medication,
and making incorrect entries in progress notes.
Bronwyn Whitbeck a/k/a Bronwyn Perez, Penn Yan, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
195158; Cal. No. 15568
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of three
convictions for Issuing a Bad Check, and failing to report the
convictions on two licensure renewal forms.
Deena Fenetre Blue, Westbury, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
213345; Cal. No. 15582
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing
several medication administration errors.
Nadine Glenning Winter, Latham, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 393149; Cal. No. 15604
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of administering
the wrong blood pack to a patient.
Debra M. Laumer a/k/a Debra L. McNichol, Lakewood, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 098716, 306394; Cal. Nos. 15767,
15768
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine, 50 hours of public service
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of convictions
of Custodial Interference, Criminal Contempt, Criminal Trespass,
Aggravated Harassment and Felonious Assault.
Mary D. Robinson a/k/a Mary Delores Robinson, Syracuse, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
133195; Cal. No. 15929
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, 50 hours of public service, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction
of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.
Cynthia Lisa Kolk, Goshen, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 445586; Cal. No. 16095
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 years suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, 25 hours community service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of diverting
controlled substances.
Candice Mary Tucker, Frankfort, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
226106; Cal. No. 16109
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of making
medication administration and charting errors.
Anna Marie Herrick, Canajoharie, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
218024; Cal. No. 16168
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year to commence upon return to practice,
$250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being
convicted of Forgery in the Third Degree for forging prescriptions.
Lorraine Joyce Bestram, Rochester, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 145035, 335718; Cal. Nos. 16173,
16174
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of misadministering
allergy medication to six patients and making two transcription
errors.
Catherine Caridi a/k/a Catherine McCarthy, Center Moriches, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 126508, 365490; Cal Nos. 16239,
16238
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996 (see
also July 16,
1999 and June
2003)
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of administering
an intravenous solution other than that ordered by the physician.
Barbara Bendas Napoli, Center Moriches, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 163947; Cal. No. 16249
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to discover that an incorrect intravenous solution was being
administered to a patient resulting in a much more concentrated
solution than was ordered by the physician.
Susan M. Neikens, Mastic Beach, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 371252; Cal. No. 16250
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $750.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to discover an incorrect intravenous solution and failing to
discover a change in physician's orders for a patient.
Joyce Mills Hoerter; Oakdale, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 235444; Cal. No. 16251
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to discover that an incorrect intravenous solution, containing
a much more concentrated solution than was ordered by the physician,
was being administered to a patient.
Ellen Louise Kesselman, Rego Park, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 164822; Cal. No. 16258
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of submitting
an intentionally false report to her nursing employer indicating
that a patient visit had been made when she knew it had not been
made.
June M. Farner, Perrysburg, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 285953; Cal. No. 14151
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend
against the charge of slapping an elderly nursing home patient.
Nanette Johnson London, Elizaville, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 406460; Cal. No. 16248
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted charges of convictions
of Burglary in the Second Degree, Theft by Controlling Stolen
Property with a value of $1,500 or More, Aggravated Robbery,
Kidnaping, and practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently
by failing to reveal the convictions to the New York State Education
Department.
Occupational Therapy
Mary D. Robinson a/k/a Mary Delores Robinson, Syracuse, NY
Profession: Occupational Therapy Assistant;
Cert. No. 002116; Cal. No. 15930
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, 50 hours of public service, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction of
Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument.
Optometry
Burton Silver, Watertown, NY
Profession: Optometrist; Lic. No. 002330; Cal.
No. 16147
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Suspension for not less than 4 months
and until fit to practice - upon termination of suspension, probation
2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
grabbing the breast of a female employee and rubbing himself
against the buttocks of two other female employees.
Pharmacy
Lawrence Broxmeyer, Bayside, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 027388; Cal.
No. 15877
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year Suspension, execution of last
21 months of suspension stayed, probation 21 months, $2, 500
fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction of
Grand Larceny in the Third Degree.
Lynn Robbins, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 033525; Cal.
No. 15912
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing
dispensing errors, labeling errors and pharmacy inspection violations
that included holding for sale misbranded non-controlled substances,
failing to have complete repacking records for non-controlled
substances, failure of dispensing pharmacists to sign daily logs,
failing to identify generic products dispensed pursuant to prescriptions
for non-controlled substances, and failing to conspicuously display
the official price poster.
Stanley Lepelstat, New York, NY; Boca Raton, FL
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 019744; Cal.
No. 15940
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last
18 months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction
of Filing False Statements with the Securities Exchange Commission
and Attempting to Evade Federal income taxes.
Richard Miola, North Bellmore, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 033824; Cal.
No. 16113;
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996 (see
also July 2001)
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last
21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
billing for the brand name drug when the generic was dispensed,
altering a patient signature log, and billing for medications
that were never actually dispensed.
James K. Bacher, Smithtown, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 027661; Cal.
No. 16139
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges that
he committed various violations of pharmacy regulations, such
as failing to reduce oral orders to writing and failing to enter
prescriber's address and DEA number.
Mitchell H. Goodman, Massapequa, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 029185; Cal.
No. 16140
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: $2,500 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of falsely
indicating in a Curriculum Vitae submitted to various institutions
for purpose of seeking employment that a Ph.D. and Master of
Science degrees were conferred upon him.
Judy W. Hertz, a/k/a Judy Won, East Northport, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 035889; Cal.
No. 16151
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges that
she committed various violations of pharmacy regulations relating
to dispensing drugs.
C. Thomas Federico, Smithtown, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 021921; Cal.
No. 16142
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges that he
was under investigation for committing acts constituting crimes:
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree,
a Class C Felony; Criminal Possession of a Substance in the Fifth
Degree, a Class D Felony; Falsifying Business Records in the
First Degree, a Class E Felony; and Public Health Law misdemeanor
violations.
Podiatry
Arthur D. Freiberg, New York, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 002743; Cal.
No. 14436
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: $3,000 fine, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
submitting fraudulent and/or incorrect insurance claims, failing
to keep accurate patient records, relying on inadequate x-rays
to make a diagnosis, violating a term of probation imposed by
the Board of Regents, and circulating a misleading advertisement.
Alan Irwin Shulman, New York, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003839; Cal.
No. 15030
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: $1,000 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
performing surgery on the right foot and left foot of a patient
on successive days, failing to properly examine a patient pre-operatively
or have adequate x-rays, performing inappropriate procedures
and failing to correct patient's condition, failing to have adequate
post-operative x-rays, failing to recognize and treat the complications
of the surgery, and failing to maintain accurate records.
Arthur S. Kaufold, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 002956; Cal.
No. 15400
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 year, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of prescribing
orthopedic shoes to numerous patients before conducting appropriate
tests.
Professional Engineering and Land Surveying
Peter Anthony Chiefari, Troy, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No.
050531; Cal. No. 15025
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest a charge of
submitting a New York State Environmental Quality Review Full
Environmental Assessment Form with information at substantial
variance with actual conditions.
Jerome Martin Simins, Troy, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No.
048728; Cal. No. 16077
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension after which probation
for 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction
for Bribery of a Public Official.
Psychology
Bernard Mackler, Scarsdale, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 003064; Cal.
No. 10680
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996 (see
also December
2002)
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $7,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to maintain records that accurately reflect the evaluation and
treatment of four patients.
Donald T. Williams, New York, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 005220; Cal.
No. 15037
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, Probation 1 year,
$500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
hugging and kissing a former patient.
Eric R. Lutker, Commack, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 005055; Cal.
No. 16152
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year,
$5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
exercising undue influence on a patient by promoting a divorce
mediation service.
David Kurzman, Nanuet, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No.007328; Cal.
No. 16169
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
patting the buttocks of the mother of two young clients.
Thomas O.J. Morrow, Forest Hills, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 008436; Cal.
No. 16290
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
revealing personally identifiable facts obtained in a professional
capacity without the prior consent of the patient, and charges
of moral unfitness in the practice of the profession.
Public Accountancy
Michael Stephen Shapiro, Dix Hills, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
(Cert.) No. 025337; Cal. No. 14268;
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
permitting an unlicensed person to share in the income of a firm
practicing public accountancy.
Richard Kandel, New York, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 031510; Cal. No. 16141
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of rendering
a professional opinion about the financial condition of a client
without conducting an appropriate audit.
Frank Philip Tramontano, City Island, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 058904; Cal. No. 16163
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last
1 year suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a felony
conviction for giving an item of value to a Federal public official
for or because of an official act to be performed by the official.
Dominick Corvino, New York, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 044041; Cal. No. 16183
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 18 month suspension, thereafter probation
2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction
of Offering a False Instrument for Filing, Failure to File a
Tax Return, and Subscribing a False Tax Return.
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Gary L. Dreifus, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Audiologist; Lic. No. 000490; Cal.
No. 13841
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last
21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of losing
a hearing aid that had been returned for repair, and dispensing
a hearing aid to a patient, when the same hearing aid had been
previously dispensed to another patient.
Veterinary Medicine
John Lawrence Parks, Scarsdale, NY
Profession: Veterinary Medicine; Lic. No. 003356;
Cal. No. 14976
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
injecting a dog with the wrong medication.
Patricia O'Connor, Staten Island, NY
Profession: Veterinary Medicine; Lic. No. 001309;
Cal. No. 15855
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Partial suspension in certain area until
successfully completes certain course, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
failing to render appropriate post-operative care to a cat resulting
in the amputation of several toes.
Douglas Kappstatter, Jamesburg, NJ
Profession: Veterinary Medicine; Lic. No. 005740;
Cal. No. 16213
Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing
to properly diagnose and treat a cat suffering from severe dehydration.
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