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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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