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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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June 2024
Veterinary Medicine
MICHAEL PATRICK KELLY; OLEAN NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 006826; Cal. No. 34169
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of performing a surgical procedure on a canine patient with inadequate sterilization procedures in place and discharging said patient with an open surgical wound.
KATHLEEN ELIZABETH MORSE; LOCUST VALLEY NY
Profession: Veterinary Technician; Lic. No. 006124; Cal. No. 33544
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
May 2024
Clinical Laboratory Technology
SHEIKH JAVED REHMAT; LITTLE NECK NY
Profession: Clinical Laboratory Technologist; Lic. No. 006956; Cal. No. 31084
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 of having been convicted of False Statements, a federal felony offense.
Dentistry
MICHAEL PHILLIP GELBART; FISHKILL NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 034702; Cal. No. 34055
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to pay a $2,500 fine, failing to complete continuing education in recordkeeping/risk management and implant prosthetic treatment, and failing to answer and submit quarterly questionnaires as requested by the Department, as required by the terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents in Order No. 33286.
SOLEIMAN RABANIPOUR; NEW YORK NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 042959; Cal. No. 33974
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against the charge of failing to legibly and/or completely document the treatment plan, the diagnosis, and the subsequent treatment plan of a patient.
MARK HARRIS ZAHLER; BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040295; Cal. No. 31149
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of performing unnecessary and excessive treatment on a patient.
Massage Therapy
JULIA-RENEE GARCIA WANKASKY; NORTH TONAWANDA NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 023023; Cal. No. 33992
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of willfully failing to register as a massage therapist; and having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, a misdemeanor.
Nursing
LENORE WYCHUNIS BATES; VALATIE NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 242817; Cal. No. 33925
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of taking controlled substances for personal use.
SARAH PAIGE BLAISDELL; BUFFALO NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 716667; Cal. No. 33809
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 withdrawing medications for patients without adequate justification.
CANDICE B BONILLA; BUFFALO NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 635520; Cal. No. 32945
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having committed unprofessional conduct; practicing the profession of nursing with gross negligence; and for conduct in the profession of nursing which evidences moral unfitness.
JENNIFER M COLAIANNI; ROCK TAVERN NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 711898; Cal. No. 33535
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to perform an assessment and obtain vital signs as required.
DANIELLE EDWARDS; EAST ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 576321; Cal. No. 29840
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to place a patient on telemetry and failed to conduct a triage assessment of a patient.
ADRIENNE RITA GOUGH; ROCKAWAY NJ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 379895; Cal. No. 34103
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of New Jersey, willfully submitting false documentation of completion of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) training.
CATHERINE MARY HEFKO; DALLAS TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 387294; Cal. No. 34102
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Texas, documenting completion of home visits for four patients when in fact the visits did not occur.
CASANDRA EVONNE JAMES (A/K/A JAMES CASANDRA); ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 337948; Cal. No. 34048
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having administered insulin to a patient contrary to provider's sliding scale order.
SIL KIM SUNG; BETHPAGE NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 457732; Cal. No. 32930
Action: Found guilty of violation of probation; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of violating probationary terms imposed by Regents Vote and Order Number 30695.
JENNIFER LYNN KOLMEL; FAR ROCKAWAY NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 630429; Cal. No. 29150
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension until substance abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a misdemeanor.
SHATOYA A LEE; ISLIP NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 302652; Cal. No. 33675
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute a Controlled Substance, a felony.
TIMOTHY WILLIAM MARTIN; BUFFALO NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 315093; Cal. No. 33857
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child, a class E felony.
JANE PLANT MASSINGILL; PORT WASHINGTON NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 658078; Cal. No. 33870
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
KRISTEN MCKASTY; BOHEMIA NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 348066; Cal. No. 33850
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to make available for inspection at the request of the New York State Education Department a valid nurse practitioner written collaboration agreement and practice protocols.
KRISTEN NOEL MCKASTY (A/K/A MCKASTY KRISTEN); BOHEMIA NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 722727; Cal. No. 33851
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to make available for inspection at the request of the New York State Education Department a valid nurse practitioner written collaboration agreement and practice protocols.
KRISTINE LYNN NEUSCHEL (A/K/A DRUMMOND); RICHFIELD SPRINGS NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 344691; Cal. No. 34043
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Unauthorized Use of a Computer.
LISA MARY OGLE (A/K/A OGLE LISA); ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 318541; Cal. No. 33779
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 failing to document the administration or wasting of controlled substances.
JEAN A PFOHL; CHEEKTOWAGA NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 489883; Cal. No. 32046
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension until substance abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor; and having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
JEAN A PFOHL; CHEEKTAWOGA NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 149411; Cal. No. 32045
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension until substance abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor; and having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
THIA LEE POPKIN (A/K/A DAVIS THIA L); CORNING NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 296363; Cal. No. 33774
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, a felony.
THIA LEE POPKIN; CORNING NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Adult Health; Cert. No. 310590; Cal. No. 33772
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, a felony.
THIA LEE POPKIN; CORNING NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 718800; Cal. No. 33773
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, a felony.
ROLANDO PORTAL; PALM COAST FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 669339; Cal. No. 32671
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Attempted Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree, a class C felony.