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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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March 2023

Public Accountancy

MARLA PACHTER MANOWITZ; WESTBURY NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 067146; Cal. No. 33135

Regents Action Date: March 13, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Partial actual suspension in the area of auditing for no less than 9 months, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having voluntarily consented to a denial of the privilege of appearing or practicing before the United States Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), after a disciplinary action was commenced by the SEC, for Failing to disclose material facts in a financial statement, Failing to obtain sufficient information to warrant the expression of an opinion and Failing to meet generally accepted auditing standards under federal law.

JULIUS S REICH; SCARSDALE NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 044341; Cal. No. 33411

Regents Action Date: March 13, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Manslaughter in the 1st Degree, a class B felony.

STEPHEN ROBERT SCHMITZ; ROCHESTER NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 053540; Cal. No. 33191

Regents Action Date: March 13, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Partial actual suspension in the area of auditing for no less than 1 month, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failure to state that there was a failure to test plan contributions and a failure to obtain a legal claims letter.

Respiratory Therapy

JOHNSON VAZHAPPALLIL MATHEW; ELMONT NY

Profession: Respiratory Therapy Technician; Lic. No. 004391; Cal. No. 33306

Regents Action Date: March 13, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Promoting Gambling in the 1st Degree, a class E felony.

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

U-CHENG LEONG; FAIRPORT NY

Profession: Audiologist; Lic. No. 002059; Cal. No. 33357

Regents Action Date: March 13, 2023
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 performed an audiology examination on a patient while experiencing the acute onset of a mental health crisis.

Veterinary Medicine

PAUL D FISH; MERRICK NY

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 004473; Cal. No. 33372

Regents Action Date: March 13, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document in a patient's medical record the strength of the DSS (dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate) enema given and the type of subcutaneous fluid given to said patient.

February 2023

Dentistry

TATYANA BERMAN; BROOKLYN NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 047499; Cal. No. 32493

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failure to completely excavate caries on a patient's tooth before preparing for crown placement.

JOANN FRANCES KANIA (A/K/A KANIAI JOANN FRANCES); COPIAGUE NY

Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 017343; Cal. No. 33422

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 year and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Vehicular Assault in the 1st Degree, a class D felony; Assault in the 2nd Degree, a class D felony; and Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony.

EDWARD FREDERICK OLLI; BRADENTON FL

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040861; Cal. No. 29880

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for charges of abandoning or neglecting a patient under an in need of immediate professional care, without making reasonable arrangements for the continuation of such care; and failing to make available to a patient, upon request, copies of documents in the possession or under the control of the licensee which have been prepared for and paid for by the patient.

Massage Therapy

PAUL ANTHONY WHITE; HARTFORD NY

Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 030259; Cal. No. 32562

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of inappropriate sexual contact; and having been convicted of Forcible Touching.

Nursing

TIMOTHY ALLEN ALDRICH; JERSEY CITY NJ

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 536677; Cal. No. 33218

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of permitting a registered professional nurse to inject Botox and/or dermal fillers into patients, without a valid order and/or without an adequate examination.

TIMOTHY ALLEN ALDRICH; JERSEY CITY NJ

Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Acute Care; Cert. No. 431391; Cal. No. 33219

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of permitting a registered professional nurse to inject Botox and/or dermal fillers into patients, without a valid order and/or without an adequate examination.

JOSEPH PARKER AYCOCK; NEW YORK NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 397452; Cal. No. 33376

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of being habitually drunk, or being dependent on, or a habitual user of alcohol and controlled substances.

LISA FAYE BROWNING; MCCORMICK SC

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 730282; Cal. No. 33384

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Ohio, diverting the controlled substances Percocet and Vicodin for her own personal use on approximately ten occasions and documenting that she administered said controlled substances to patients when she had administered acetaminophen instead.

SUSAN LEE CECH; NEW CITY NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 429058; Cal. No. 33216

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of permitting a registered professional nurse to inject Botox and/or dermal fillers into patients, without a valid order and/or without an adequate examination.

SUSAN LEE CECH; NEW CITY NY

Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Adult Health; Cert. No. 301690; Cal. No. 33217

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of permitting a registered professional nurse to inject Botox and/or dermal fillers into patients, without a valid order and/or without an adequate examination.

SUSAN LEE CECH; NEW YORK NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 207167; Cal. No. 33215

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of permitting a registered professional nurse to inject Botox and/or dermal fillers into patients, without a valid order and/or without an adequate examination.

HALEY MAUREEN CURRAN (A/K/A CURRAN HALEY); PLANTATION FL

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 708390; Cal. No. 33353

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having accepted an assignment to perform calculations to change the drip rate of infusion of a medication without having the proper competency.

CAROL LYNN CVIJANOVIC; CHARDON OH

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 487549; Cal. No. 33282

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in the State of Ohio, where the conduct if committed in New York State would constitute practicing the profession of nursing with gross negligence on a particular occasion.

MELINDA JO DICKINSON; BRENTWOOD TN

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 548306; Cal. No. 33397

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Oklahoma, forging a patient's signature on a home visit note to reflect that she performed said visit, when in fact she did not.

EMILY ECKLER (A/K/A PROSTKA EMILY ELOISE); FARMINGTON NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 490347; Cal. No. 33344

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
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 Aggravating Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.

AMY J FAIRBANKS; ALDEN NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 266646; Cal. No. 33185

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, while employed and on duty as a licensed practical nurse, stealing six tablets of a controlled substance from the facility's drug supply.

SHEILA GAUGHAN; NEW CITY NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 502532; Cal. No. 33214

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of injecting Botox and/or dermal fillers into patients, without patient specific orders and/or without adequate examinations.

SHEILA MARY GAUGHAN; PEEKSKILL NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 255914; Cal. No. 33213

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of injecting Botox and/or dermal fillers into patients, without patient specific orders and/or without adequate examinations.

ANDREA SHARON GITTENS; CONCORD NC

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 508820; Cal. No. 32826

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document conversations with the doctor and failing to document vital signs while practicing in North Carolina.

GABRIELLE MONIQUE GREEN (A/K/A GREEN GABRIELLE); ROCHESTER NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 314362; Cal. No. 33279

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
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 failed to properly log and store medication.

MARY IANNOTTA; SAYVILLE NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 337251; Cal. No. 32842

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
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 administering medication to a patient in error, and on two other occasions signing out medication that was never administered.

RICHARD HERMANO JAPITANA; BRONX NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 570845; Cal. No. 33162

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to properly de-escalate a situation with an agitated psychiatric 13-year-old patient and, without provocation, utilizing undue force to subdue and improperly restrain said patient.

RICHARD HERMANO JAPITANA; BRONX NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 236231; Cal. No. 33161

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to properly de-escalate a situation with an agitated psychiatric 13-year-old patient and, without provocation, utilizing undue force to subdue and improperly restrain said patient.

ELENA KUZMISHCHEVA; WESTBURY NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 649267; Cal. No. 33392

Regents Action Date: February 14, 2023
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 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, as an unclassified misdemeanor.