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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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November 2017

Public Accountancy

KYRIACOS TRANTIDES; ASTORIA, NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 080955; Cal. No. 28326

Regents Action Date: November 14, 2017
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 2nd Degree, a class C felony and, Offering a false Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree, a class E felony.

Social Work

KEVIN JOSEPH LINDSEY; COHOES, NY

Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 079613; Cal. No. 29821 29822

Regents Action Date: November 14, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice, $500 fine payable within 6 months.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of boundary violations.

KEVIN JOSEPH LINDSEY; COHOES, NY

Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 080279; Cal. No. 29821 29822

Regents Action Date: November 14, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice, $500 fine payable within 6 months.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of boundary violations.

Veterinary Medicine

GOTHAM VETERINARY CENTER PC; NEW YORK, NY

Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 29652

Regents Action Date: November 14, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $5,000 fine payable within 30 days.
Summary: Registrant admitted to the charge of permitting a licensed veterinary technician to perform activities, canine teeth extraction, requiring licensure as a veterinarian.

JOHN FRANKLIN SANGIORGIO; STATEN ISLAND, NY

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 005182; Cal. No. 29600

Regents Action Date: November 14, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $7,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failure to maintain adequate records.

October 2017

Architecture

CHARLES R SCHWARTZAPFEL REGISTERED ARCHITECT PC; LONG BEACH, NY

Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 29820

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $2,500 fine payable within 6 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of practicing the profession of architecture in the State of New York while not being registered to practice.

CHARLES RICHARD SCHWARTZAPFEL; LONG BEACH, NY

Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 021612; Cal. No. 29819

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 11 months stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Registrant admitted to the charge of rendering professional services through its member who was not authorized by law to render such professional services as he was not registered to practice the profession of architecture in the State of New York at that time.

Chiropractic

THOMAS EMIL DINARDO JR; STATEN ISLAND, NY

Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 011136; Cal. No. 29904

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy in the 5th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.

Dentistry

PAUL S ADDEO; FLUSHING, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 043386; Cal. No. 29673

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to diagnose, treat and chart periodontal disease in most of the mouth.

EMILY HELENE GERENSER (A/K/A ROBINSON EMILY HELENE, ROBINSON EMILY HELEN); FARMINGTON, NY

Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 025513; Cal. No. 29547

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.

MAHMOUD AMR H HELAL; MORRIS PLAINS, NJ

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 051013; Cal. No. 28588

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $500 fine payable within 30 days.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to properly sequence treatment performing an excessive amount of treatment in the initial visit performing dental work in the presence of periodontal disease failing to consult an elderly patient's medical physician failing to adequately address the patient's dental condition failing to give said patient sufficient time to understand treatment options failing to maintain adequate patient records in the State of New Jersey and practicing the profession of dentistry with incompetence on more than one occasion.

PASCO JULIAN KAHN (A/K/A KAHN JULIAN); ROCHESTER, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 052698; Cal. No. 29530

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated.

MARK WASSEF; HAZLET, NJ

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 053753; Cal. No. 28899

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $10,000 fine payable within 60 days.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of permanently cementing crowns in the presence of active periodontal disease inappropriately placing veneers failing to utilize adequate diagnostic tools to develop appropriate treatment plans amending a patient record without noting the date of the amendment billing and collecting for proposed treatment and failing to give refunds in a timely manner when the treatment was not rendered billing for a complete oral examination and full periodontal examination when one of the examinations was not performed ordering excess materials, specifically implants, and charging patients for implants not used in their treatment and failing to maintain records consistent with New Jersey statutes.

Dietetics and Nutrition

JENNIFER L CROMWELL; AMHERST, NY

Profession: Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist; Lic. No. 005329; Cal. No. 29604

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated and filing a false report.

Mental Health Practitioner

LANI ELAINE DESROSIERS; FORT MONTGOMERY, NY

Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 000869; Cal. No. 29923

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having a romantic relationship with a former patient shortly after the patient was discharged.

Nursing

LAQUISHA D ADDISON (A/K/A ADDISON LAQUISHA); ALBANY, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 320605; Cal. No. 29648

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $250 fine payable within 4 months.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to ensure patient was being checked every 15 minutes and failing to document the administration of medication.

KENNETH WAYNE BAILEY JR; ATMORE, AL

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 522158; Cal. No. 29965

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to evaluate and initiate emergency measures in a timely manner following notification of a change in a patient's cardiac rhythm in the State of Alabama and falsely stating on an application for reinstatement as a registered professional nurse in the State of Alabama that he did not have pending criminal charges.

MICHELE BIALY (A/K/A LOFFREDO MICHELE LOUISE); BATAVIA, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 484192; Cal. No. 29613

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated and Willfully Making a False Report.

LISA DOWNER M BOOKER-DOWNER (A/K/A BOOKER LISA M, BOOKER LISA); ROCHESTER, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 310589; Cal. No. 29567

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, Circumvention of Ignition Device.

SHEILA EILEEN BROCK (A/K/A BROCK-EVERETT SHEILA EILEEN); ALASKA

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 251085; Cal. No. 29568

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Alaska crimes.

WENDI LYNN BURKE; CICERO, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 635521; Cal. No. 29684

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine payable within 3 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy in the 4th Degree.

PATRICIA ANNE BUTLER (A/K/A DELANEY PATRICIA A); BEDFORD HILLS, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 328661; Cal. No. 29858

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records in the 1st Degree.

JODIA S CAMPBELL; PHILADELPHIA, PA

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 285683; Cal. No. 29833

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Transportation of Individual Across State Lines with Intent to Engage in Illegal Sexual Conduct.

ROBIN A CURTIS; GOUVERNEUR, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 566981; Cal. No. 29672

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documenting performance of a patient assessment on a patient without having performed the assessment.

KYLE FABIAN DEGON (A/K/A DEGON KYLE F); MALONE, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 319910; Cal. No. 29704

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine payable within 4 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree.

JUDITH ELLEN DERBY; PORT TOWNSEND, WA

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 218472; Cal. No. 29767

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in the State of Washington, which conduct would be considered violating a condition or limitation imposed on the licensee by the Board of Regents, if committed in New York State.

JESSICA L DRESSER; PLATTSBURGH, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 296769; Cal. No. 29920

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of moral unfitness in the practice of nursing and Sexual Misconduct and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree.

JACQUELINE THERESA DUSHARM; MINT HILL, NC

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 204474; Cal. No. 29935 29934

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the change of North Carolina Discipline.

JOHN FRANCIS GAVIN; VALENCIA, PA

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 459048; Cal. No. 29870

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances.

DANIEL J GLAZIER; PULASKI, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 648297; Cal. No. 29945

Regents Action Date: October 17, 2017
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Sexual Act in the 3rd Degree.