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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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March 2024
Social Work
JAIVONNE W SEARY; NEWARK NJ
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 091890; Cal. No. 33812
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, an unclassified misdemeanor; and Driving While Intoxicated, an E Felony.
February 2024
Dentistry
DAVID BRUCKNER; JAMAICA, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 033083; Cal. No. 33972
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of maintaining incomplete records for a patient.
JOHN HANSFORD; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Dental General Anesthesia; Cert. No. 001198; Cal. No. 34032
Action: Application to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to immediately transfer care of a pediatric patient following cardiac arrest.
ALEXANDER RABICHEV; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 044394; Cal. No. 33239
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against the charge of documenting an incorrect date an extraction procedure was performed on a patient.
TERRANCE STRADFORD; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040944; Cal. No. 30354
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud.
Mental Health Practitioner
NICOLE MAY; MONTICELLO, NY
Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 010504; Cal. No. 33748
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of sending multiple text messages to a former patient, with inappropriate statements and photographs.
Nursing
NATASHA CARDAMONE; SPRAKERS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 284773; Cal. No. 33829
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having entered into a verbal loan agreement as a debtor with a patient without disclosing a loan amount and/or an interest rate, and in furtherance of said loan agreement, obtained patient’s ATM card and personal identification number (PIN), and withdrew $6,435 from patient’s bank account.
ELICIA HENDERSON ; UNIONDALE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 271896; Cal. No. 33866
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 throwing a cup of coffee toward a patient that was undergoing a mental health episode.
BENJAMIN LEFKO; WEST COLUMBIA, SC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 680857; Cal. No. 33990
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Maine, diverting controlled substances from licensee’s place of employment as a nurse for licensee’s own personal use.
JULIE LINCOLN ; CORAM, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 282712; Cal. No. 33919
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, a class A misdemeanor; Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol, an unclassified misdemeanor; Reckless Driving, an unclassified misdemeanor; and Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol, a class E felony.
SUSAN PEARSALL; CAPE CORAL, FL
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 142238; Cal. No. 33852
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Florida, practicing as a registered nurse while impaired by bipolar disorder.
SUSAN PEARSALL; CAPE CORAL, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 331229; Cal. No. 33853
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Florida, practicing as a registered nurse while impaired by bipolar disorder.
JENNIFER L. ROBINSON (A/K/A CONWAY JENNIFER L.); RED HOOK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 805390; Cal. No. 33926
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of diverting oxycodone 5mg, hydromorphone 2mg, and morphine sulfate 20mg, for personal use.
JENNIFER ROWE; GLOVERSVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 316055; Cal. No. 33676
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Obstruction of Governmental Administration, 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor; and Reckless Endangerment, 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
JERALD VOGEL; BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 486417; Cal. No. 33957
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of stealing medications from patients.
Pharmacy
ZAKARY BASTA; VALLEY STREAM, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 044533; Cal. No. 33975
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of, in or about and between March 2020 and September 2020, licensee, together with others, did knowingly and willfully conspire to execute a scheme and artifice to defraud Medicare and Medicare drug plan sponsors, which were health care benefit programs, and to obtain, by means of one or more materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises, money and property owned by, and under the custody and control of, Medicare and Medicare drug plan sponsors, in connection with the delivery of and payment for health care benefits, items and services.
Public Accountancy
ROY HOFFMANN (A/K/A HOFFMAN ROY); CEDARHURST, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 080239; Cal. No. 33196
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony.
LEV NAGDIMOV; SCARSDALE, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 093405; Cal. No. 33460
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years actual suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to complete testing of journal entries and internal controls.
LAWRENCE RINGER; QUEENSBURY, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 061953; Cal. No. 33819
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to timely pay a $500.00 fine, failing to complete continuing education consisting of coursework in ethics, 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. 32592.
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
HAL FREED; MELVILLE, NY
Profession: Audiologist; Lic. No. 001568; Cal. No. 33912
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to make reasonable arrangements for the continuation of care for a patient who needed repairs made to patient’s hearing aids.
January 2024
Dentistry
LINDA GEE MELISSA; STATEN ISLAND NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 026714; Cal. No. 33831
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 Simple Assault in the State of Pennsylvania, a misdemeanor offense, which if committed in the State of New York would constitute assault in the 3rd Degree, a misdemeanor.
IRINA VAIMAN KESSLER; MANHATTAN NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 046342; Cal. No. 33547
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document a patient's complaint, diagnosis, and treatment provided.
CRISTINA VICTORIA MASSO; PEEKSKILL NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 046792; Cal. No. 33708
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 having been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing, a misdemeanor.
Massage Therapy
ADAM BORYS; BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 030401; Cal. No. 33613
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree, a class B misdemeanor.
Nursing
VICTORIA LYNN ADAMS (A/K/A ADAMS VICTORIA L); ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 337487; Cal. No. 33913
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 erroneously documented that ordered care was completed.
TAJ UDDIN AHMAD; STATEN ISLAND NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 713203; Cal. No. 33929
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 properly replace a patient's peripherally inserted center catheter (PICC).
CHARNJIT SINGH BAINS; NEW MILFORD CT
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 790052; Cal. No. 33973
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Unlawful Restraint in the 1st Degree, a class A misdemeanor, in the state of Connecticut, which if committed in New York State would constitute Unlawful Imprisonment in the 1st Degree, a class E felony; and Forcible Touching, a class A misdemeanor.
NANCY BASKERVILLE; NEW YORK NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 616900; Cal. No. 33907
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of an Arizona discipline for making a false statement, which if committed in New York State, would constitute professional misconduct under New York Education Law section 6509(9) and section 29.1(b)(6) of the Rules of the Board of Regents (8 N.Y.C.R.R.).
ADAM JOHN BOONE; GRAND RAPIDS MI
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 792783; Cal. No. 33872
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of misappropriating drugs from an employer or patient in the State of South Carolina, which if committed in New York State, would constitute professional misconduct under New York State Education Law section 6509(2).
ASHLEA KAY BRANNAN (A/K/A BRANNAN ASHLEA); GULF SHORES AL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 709000; Cal. No. 33949
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of using illegal substances.