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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 1996
Pharmacy
SATISH RAMANLAL SHAH; CLIFTON, NJ
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 039297; Cal. No. 15633
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly conspiring, combining, confederating, and agreeing with each other and with others to defraud the United States by impeding, impairing, obstructing and defeating the lawful government functions of the United States Food and Drug Administration in its administration of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and related regulations.
JOSEPH MANNING VINCENT; CAZENOVIA, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 020409; Cal. No. 16040
Action: $1,000 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted failing to properly dispense medications.
Podiatry
ALAN S KATZ; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 004106; Cal. No. 15985
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.
EDWARD FRANCIS ROGAN JR; EAST SETAUKET, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003522; Cal. No. 15983
Action: 1 year suspension, probation 2 years to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a Class E Felony.
Psychology
GREGORY THEODORE ANDERSON; CORAM, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 010939; Cal. No. 15665
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being convicted of committing Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor.
Public Accountancy
ANDREW YOUNGWOOK CHOI (A/K/A CHOI YOUNG WOOK); NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 056231; Cal. No. 15552
Action: 2 year suspension with leave to apply for early termination upon submission of certain written proof, probation 2 years, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of signing a "Certification of Employer" form which contained false information regarding the applicant's public accounting experience and wilfully failing to register.
MARVIN COHEN; LONG BEACH, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 057757; Cal. No. 16035 16036
Action: 1 year suspension, upon service of suspension, probation 1 year, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having a conviction of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States.
MARVIN COHEN; LONG BEACH, NY
Profession: Public Accountant; Lic. No. 000310; Cal. No. 16035 16036
Action: 1 year suspension, upon service of suspension, probation 1 year, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having a conviction of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States.
Social Work
HARRY L APPLEDORF; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 018930; Cal. No. 15902
Action: 5 year suspension, following service of suspension, probation 2 years to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor.
HARRY L APPLEDORF; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 018930; Cal. No. 15902
Action: 5 year suspension, following service of suspension, probation 2 years to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor.
April 1996
Dentistry
BHUPENDRAKUMAR V DOSHI; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037995; Cal. No. 15393
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of a charge of having a conviction of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a Class E Felony.
WILLIAM D MOODY; WHITE PLAINS, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 030878; Cal. No. 13190
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of a charge of failing to respond to a letter directing him to report to the State Education Department and failing to make patient records available to the Department.
PAUL A SADOWSKY; MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037193; Cal. No. 15725
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 1 year of suspension stayed followed by, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been found by the Commissioner of Health to be in violation of Article 33 of the Public Health Law pertaining to controlled substances.
Engineering
MICHAEL J FITZPATRICK; VESTAL, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 048503; Cal. No. 15682 15683
Action: Suspension until found fit to practice - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having a conviction for Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor.
Land Surveying
MICHAEL JAMES FITZPATRICK; VESTAL, NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 049049; Cal. No. 15682 15683
Action: Suspension until found fit to practice - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having a conviction for Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor.
Nursing
ESTEBAN BARRENA; PARK RIDGE, NJ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 449281; Cal. No. 16013
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to a charge that he failed to turn over to his employer, a home health care agency, his nursing notes on patients to whom he had provided home health care.
JAMES H BELLUZ; FREWSBURY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 143193; Cal. No. 15123 15124
Action: $500 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of failing to evaluate, assess, and schedule follow-up appointments and prepare the necessary records for the transfer of patients.
JAMES H BELLUZ; FREWSBURY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 337871; Cal. No. 15123 15124
Action: $500 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of failing to evaluate, assess, and schedule follow-up appointments and prepare the necessary records for the transfer of patients.
KAREN ALLEN DOMBAL; SMITHTOWN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 307820; Cal. No. 15507 15508
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of obtaining a drug from a hospital for her own use by falsely representing that it was to be administered to a patient.
KAREN ALLEN DOMBAL (A/K/A ALLEN KAREN ANNE); SMITHTOWN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 090491; Cal. No. 15507 15508
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of obtaining a drug from a hospital for her own use by falsely representing that it was to be administered to a patient.
FERN MARY EISENBERG; SENECA FALLS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 379276; Cal. No. 15798
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 23 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years. <span class="bold">Summary</span> Licensee admitted to a charge of making twenty medication errors/omissions.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of making twenty medication errors/omissions.
NOREEN LEE FLOWER; NORTH SYRACUSE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 209830; Cal. No. 16017
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of having a conviction for Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a Class E Felony.
PATRICIA KELLEHER GRIFFIN; SAN DIEGO, CA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 133499; Cal. No. 15975
Action: Revocation, execution of revocation stayed, probation 3 years to commence upon return to practice of nursing in New York State.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to a charge of failing to check for proper placement in the stomach of a nasogastric tube and failing to initiate nursing intervention upon observing signs of deterioration in a patient's condition.
KENNETH W HALL; BALDWINSVILLE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 281770; Cal. No. 15973
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of verbally intimidating a patient and the patient's wife.
ROWLANDA KAY HALL; HORNELL, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 231616; Cal. No. 15950
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest a charge of physically abusing an infant patient by roughly handling her and shoving a pacifier in her mouth.
WILLIE J JILES; AURORA, CO
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 303914; Cal. No. 15908
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges that he failed to adequately assess an elderly nursing home patient who was found bleeding from her perineal area, failed to record information regarding the incident in the patient's chart, and failed to maintain accurate patient records.
AMY ANNE JONES (A/K/A ROSE AMY ANNE); LYONS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 159977; Cal. No. 16004
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine. <span class="bold">Summary</span> Licensee admitted to charges that she had a conviction for Issuing a Bad Check a Class B Misdemeanor, failed to report the conviction on her registration application, and falsely indicating that she had administered a controlled substance to a patient.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges that she had a conviction for Issuing a Bad Check a Class B Misdemeanor, failed to report the conviction on her registration application, and falsely indicating that she had administered a controlled substance to a patient.
ANNMARIE LESZCZYNSKI (A/K/A SZCZECH ANNMARIE); FAIRPORT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 373541; Cal. No. 15928
Action: 3 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 3 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of having a conviction for Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.
INA M MARTIN (A/K/A MATHIS INA M); FREEPORT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 241340; Cal. No. 15397
Action: Revocation
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having a conviction for Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, a Class E Felony and Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.
KIMBERLY ANN MCEVOY (A/K/A GRAY KIMBERLY ANN); FAIRPORT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 220096; Cal. No. 15990
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of being convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an Unclassified Misdemeanor.