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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.
Information on pre-1994 Regents Actions is available by phone: 518-474-3817, ext. 330; fax: 518-473-0578; e-mail: dplsdsu@nysed.gov, or by writing to the Office of the Professions.
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February 1994
Nursing
WAYNE E SPARLING; WALTON, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 392304; Cal. No. 12144 12143
Action: 1 year suspension, to be followed by probation 1 year, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of having wilfully, verbally, and physically abused a patient and having referred an infant patient to another facility without assessing the patient's condition.
WAYNE E SPARLING; WALTON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 183131; Cal. No. 12144 12143
Action: 1 year suspension, to be followed by probation 1 year, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of having wilfully, verbally, and physically abused a patient and having referred an infant patient to another facility without assessing the patient's condition.
MARGARET E THRASHER; FULTON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 127587; Cal. No. 09814
Action: 18 month suspension and thereafter, probation 18 months under various terms to commence to be served upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of failing to correctly administer medications on several occasions and of numerous charging errors.
MELANIE D WEST (A/K/A WAKEFIELD MELANIE D, WEST MELANIE DAWNE); ALBANY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 197912; Cal. No. 14226
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charges of failing to perform four treatments and recording that the treatments were done.
Ophthalmic Dispensing
FRANK C HORNBECK; HORNELL, NY
Profession: Ophthalmic Dispenser; Lic. No. 001794; Cal. No. 12872
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,500 fine, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to exercise appropriate supervision over a dispenser of eyeglasses.
Pharmacy
ARNOLD ADOFF; MONSEY, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 024704; Cal. No. 14180
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of dispensing a greater strength of a drug in a volume greater than called for in a prescription.
CELSO A BILBAO; CARLE PLACE, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 030429; Cal. No. 13990
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of giving the wrong directions for use on a medication dispensed to a patient and permitting a dispensed medication to be delivered to the wrong patient.
RODNEY BOOKMAN; HOWARD BEACH, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 031509; Cal. No. 13239
Action: Suspension until successfully participates in a course of therapy and treatment. Upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years under various terms to commence upon return to practice, $250 fine, 25 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and two counts of Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance.
JOHN E MALKE; HAMBURG, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 025574; Cal. No. 14301
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of dispensing the wrong drug to a patient.
MOHAMMAD SALEEM; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 032728; Cal. No. 09686
Action: No penalty imposed.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of failing to indicate the manufacturer and distributor on two prescriptions for generic products filling 5 non-controlled substance prescriptions pursuant to an interim physician's order which did not contain any signature of the prescriber and dispensing one controlled substance when the interim physician's order failed to contain the age of the patient.
Podiatry
JACK COHEN; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003906; Cal. No. 13579
Action: 3 year suspension, execution of last 30 months of suspension stayed, probation 3 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a Class C Felony sixty counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a Class E Felony and twenty-one counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, a Class E Felony.
Public Accountancy
PAUL ROBERT DORAN; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 025932; Cal. No. 14087
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of wilfully failing to register with the New York State Education Department.
Veterinary Medicine
LOUIS A GRASSO; SOUTH SALEM, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 005827; Cal. No. 13928
Action: 3 year suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension stayed at which time probation for said last 18 months, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of three counts of Unlawfully, Intentionally and Knowingly Distributing and Possessing with Intent to Distribute Anabolic Steroids.
January 1994
Chiropractic
MATTHEW IAMMATTEO; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 000836; Cal. No. 14325
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of 23 months of suspension stayed, one month period of actual suspension to commence on March 1, 1994 and conclude on March 31, 1994, probation 2 years under various terms, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of filing false insurance claims.
MARC Z MARSHALL; BEECHHURST, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 004370; Cal. No. 14076
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated.
Dentistry
STEVEN MARC BENENFELD; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 036048; Cal. No. 14341
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol.
STEPHEN R BERGER; PINE BUSH, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 019722; Cal. No. 14344
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against a charge of grossly negligent conduct in the preparation and insertion of a bridge in a patients mouth with grossly open margins.
RICHARD C ROGOFF; BAYSIDE, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 019647; Cal. No. 14118
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of improperly prescribing and dispensing Demerol.
WAGUIH AZMI SIDHOM; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 043273; Cal. No. 14037
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of receiving a fee from a third party for the performance of professional services.
JEROME E TRIOLO; JEFFERSONVILLE, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 038637; Cal. No. 14323
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of permitting an unlicensed person to perform dental prophylaxis.
Nursing
DEBORAH BEAUDOIN (A/K/A MORTON DEBORAH A, PRESPARE DEBORAH ANN, PRESPARE DEBORAH A); EAST NASSAU, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 102610; Cal. No. 14343
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, 25 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charges of failing to perform three treatments and recording that the treatments were done.
MARY P BRADDON (A/K/A PAILY MARY); NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 304654; Cal. No. 14208
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of committing six medication administration and charting errors.
JOYCE MANN CARLSON; WARSAW, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 142960; Cal. No. 14215
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charges of having been convicted of Conspiracy in the Sixth Degree, a Class B Misdemeanor.
GERALD ALLEN FRANCISCO; SIDNEY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 329148; Cal. No. 14308
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charge of failing to properly dispose of medications.
ALICIA ROSE HOEBEKE; HADLEY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 434755; Cal. No. 14342
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, 25 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charges of having been convicted of Assault in the Third Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.
SONALI S JOSHI (A/K/A JOSHI PRAMOD S, GALVANKAR PRAMOD SADANAND); SYOSSET, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 250801; Cal. No. 11972
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of negligence on more than one occasion involving care of two Dialysis Unit patients.
JOHN A MABANTA; RONKONKOMA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 254058; Cal. No. 13746
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest to charges of failing to follow proper procedures at a psychiatric hospital after being notified that a patient was off his ward and that the patient's location was not known.
BARBARA THEAL MORRIS (A/K/A THEAL BARBARA J); NORTH TONAWANDA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 127909; Cal. No. 14310
Action: Probation currently serving under Order No. 12148 be terminated, 2 year suspension, execution of last 23 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years under various terms, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of violating her term of probation.
LAUREL OLGA PAPORTO (A/K/A CHRISTY LAUREL OLGA); HIGHLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 388822; Cal. No. 13777
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee addmitted to charges of failure to administer medications on more than one occasion.
SUDHA P POTHURAJ; FRESH MEADOWS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 432537; Cal. No. 14179
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to timely administer a medication to a patient and wilfully filing a registration application for licensure as a registered professional nurse which contained false information.