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Summary information of disciplinary actions taken against licensees, professional practice business entities, and pharmacy establishments by the Board of Regents in New York State since January 1, 1994, can be searched below by year, month, and profession. You may also search for an individual’s, entity’s or establishment’s status, and any applicable enforcement actions, with our Online Verification Search. Applicable disciplinary information will be listed under the Enforcement Actions tab within the search results.
In New York State, professional misconduct in all the professions (except that by physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants, which is investigated and prosecuted by the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) of the Department of Health) is investigated and prosecuted by the New York State Education Department's Office of the Professions. The Board of Regents, which also has responsibility for licensure in all the professions, is responsible for the final disposition of all disciplinary matters except those handled by OPMC.
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June 2005
Social Work
ELIZABETH COSGROVE WHEELER-COSGROVE; DOBBS FERRY, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 055084; Cal. No. 22186
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension as set forth in consent order application ? upon licensee's return to practice, 2 years probation, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree.
Veterinary Medicine
MYLES ADRIAN GREENBERG; WHITE PLAINS, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 002041; Cal. No. 22036
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge that while treating a dog, who had a previous cardiac history, for a cough, he should have commenced cardiac therapy or offered a referral to an internal medicine specialist instead of treating the cough exclusively as an infection.
MYLES ADRIAN GREENBERG; WHITE PLAINS, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 002041; Cal. No. 22036
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge that while treating a dog, who had a previous cardiac history, for a cough, he should have commenced cardiac therapy or offered a referral to an internal medicine specialist instead of treating the cough exclusively as an infection.
May 2005
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NESCONSET, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Cal. No. 21869
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 24 months stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain a record for a patient which accurately reflected the evaluation and treatment of the patient.
Chiropractic
CHRISTOPHER LEE ALLEN; HOLYOKE, MA
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 004890; Cal. No. 22099
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension ? upon licensee's return to practice, 2 years probation, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of having been found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors.
CHRISTOPHER LEE ALLEN; HOLYOKE, MA
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 004890; Cal. No. 22099
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension ? upon licensee's return to practice, 2 years probation, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of having been found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors.
MICHAEL BENJAMIN WALD; MOUNT KISCO, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 006632; Cal. No. 21971
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of administering vitamin therapy intravenously while treating each of two patients.
MICHAEL BENJAMIN WALD; MOUNT KISCO, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 006632; Cal. No. 21971
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of administering vitamin therapy intravenously while treating each of two patients.
Dentistry
THOMAS JOHN IOVINO; MASSAPEQUA, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037733; Cal. No. 21625
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Suspension for at least 1 year and until terminated as set forth in Regents Review Committee report ? upon termination of suspension, probation 5 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 2nd Degree.
THOMAS JOHN IOVINO; MASSAPEQUA, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037733; Cal. No. 21625
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Suspension for at least 1 year and until terminated as set forth in Regents Review Committee report ? upon termination of suspension, probation 5 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 2nd Degree.
JOHN GILBERT MCINTYRE JR; PHILADELPHIA, PA
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040202; Cal. No. 22204
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges that his license to practice dentistry in New Jersey was disciplined for failing to respond to the New Jersey Board of Dentistry's request for records of patients in connection with said board's investigation of complaints made by said patients that he practiced dentistry while his New Jersey license was suspended and that he entered into a consent order with the New Jersey Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor in connection with his dental practice. Additionally, licensee admitted that his license to practice dentistry in Pennsylvania was disciplined based upon allegations that he practiced dentistry after his license to practice had expired that he failed to respond to the Pennsylvania board's order to show cause and that he continued to practice dentistry after his license to practice dentistry was suspended.
JOHN GILBERT MCINTYRE JR; PHILADELPHIA, PA
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040202; Cal. No. 22204
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges that his license to practice dentistry in New Jersey was disciplined for failing to respond to the New Jersey Board of Dentistry's request for records of patients in connection with said board's investigation of complaints made by said patients that he practiced dentistry while his New Jersey license was suspended and that he entered into a consent order with the New Jersey Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor in connection with his dental practice. Additionally, licensee admitted that his license to practice dentistry in Pennsylvania was disciplined based upon allegations that he practiced dentistry after his license to practice had expired that he failed to respond to the Pennsylvania board's order to show cause and that he continued to practice dentistry after his license to practice dentistry was suspended.
SANFORD LEONARD MENDELSOHN; BARDONIA, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 027648; Cal. No. 21856
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges that he a) inserted a crown on each of two teeth when it was not appropriate to do so due to the compromised bone support and overall unhealthy bone condition of these teeth and b) overcut and overzealously removed healthy tooth material in gaining access to the pulp canals of another tooth.
SANFORD LEONARD MENDELSOHN; BARDONIA, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 027648; Cal. No. 21856
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges that he a) inserted a crown on each of two teeth when it was not appropriate to do so due to the compromised bone support and overall unhealthy bone condition of these teeth and b) overcut and overzealously removed healthy tooth material in gaining access to the pulp canals of another tooth.
JAMES EDWARD MURPHY; NIVERVILLE, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 027952; Cal. No. 21144
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny, of placing a permanent filling on an abscessed tooth, of performing an inadequate root canal, and of doing an improper extraction.
JAMES EDWARD MURPHY; NIVERVILLE, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 027952; Cal. No. 21144
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny, of placing a permanent filling on an abscessed tooth, of performing an inadequate root canal, and of doing an improper extraction.
HOWARD PITTEL; ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 021183; Cal. No. 21862
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Suspension until fit to practice ? upon licensee's return to practice, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of permitting an office assistant to apply Hydrogel cream and Lidocaine patches on patients and of failing to write the name of the correct user on a schedule II prescription.
HOWARD PITTEL; ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 021183; Cal. No. 21862
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Suspension until fit to practice ? upon licensee's return to practice, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of permitting an office assistant to apply Hydrogel cream and Lidocaine patches on patients and of failing to write the name of the correct user on a schedule II prescription.
SHELDON JAY RINTEL;
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 030219; Cal. No. 21899
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest that on two occasions he provided orthodontic treatment to two children and failed to develop an adequate treatment plan, including a palatal expander.
SHELDON JAY RINTEL;
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 030219; Cal. No. 21899
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest that on two occasions he provided orthodontic treatment to two children and failed to develop an adequate treatment plan, including a palatal expander.
SANFORD L MENDELSOHN DDS PC ; BARDONIA, NY
Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 21857
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Respondent admitted to charges that it a) inserted a crown on each of two teeth when it was not appropriate to do so due to the compromised bone support and overall unhealthy bone condition of these teeth and b) overcut and overzealously removed healthy tooth material in gaining access to the pulp canals of another tooth.
SANFORD L MENDELSOHN DDS PC ; BARDONIA, NY
Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 21857
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Respondent admitted to charges that it a) inserted a crown on each of two teeth when it was not appropriate to do so due to the compromised bone support and overall unhealthy bone condition of these teeth and b) overcut and overzealously removed healthy tooth material in gaining access to the pulp canals of another tooth.
ROBERT ANTHONY VILLANOVA; FARMINGTON, CT
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 027801; Cal. No. 21999
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of dentistry with negligence on more than one occasion.
ROBERT ANTHONY VILLANOVA; FARMINGTON, CT
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 027801; Cal. No. 21999
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of dentistry with negligence on more than one occasion.
Engineering
ROLAND SCOTT DRAPER; HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 059264; Cal. No. 21989
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of being convicted of Combination in Restraint of Trade and Competition, a class E felony.
ROLAND SCOTT DRAPER; HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 059264; Cal. No. 21989
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of being convicted of Combination in Restraint of Trade and Competition, a class E felony.
Land Surveying
RONALD WILLIAM STAUB; WEBSTER, NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 044621; Cal. No. 21355
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of negligently naming a re-dated five-year-old survey map as an ?Instrument Survey Map? and failing to take and/or maintain adequate field notes.
RONALD WILLIAM STAUB; WEBSTER, NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 044621; Cal. No. 21355
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of negligently naming a re-dated five-year-old survey map as an ?Instrument Survey Map? and failing to take and/or maintain adequate field notes.
Massage Therapy
DAVID E HOLMES; EAST HAMPTON, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 002796; Cal. No. 20941
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of willfully failing to register while practicing the profession of massage therapy massaging a client who was improperly draped and failing to maintain records of massage patients, which accurately reflected the evaluation, and treatment of the patients.
DAVID E HOLMES; EAST HAMPTON, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 002796; Cal. No. 20941
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of willfully failing to register while practicing the profession of massage therapy massaging a client who was improperly draped and failing to maintain records of massage patients, which accurately reflected the evaluation, and treatment of the patients.