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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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November 2021
Nursing
PAOLA JOAN PALAFOX (A/K/A RIVERA PAOLA JOAN, ALVAREZ HERNANI PAOLA JOAN); WANTAGH, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 534771; Cal. No. 32526
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 properly record the dispensing of medication.
PHILIP M SCHRADE; MASSAPEQUA PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 634191; Cal. No. 32585
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of accessing the medical records of neighbors and family members without their consent.
ILA ANNE SHARKO (A/K/A SHARKO LLA A); MEDFORD, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 307375; Cal. No. 32613
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of performing tasks without washing her hands, not offering a patient any verbal stimulation, administering back-to-back feedings to the patient, which increases the risk of aspiration, attempting to administer an extra dose of medication to the patient, and treating the patient roughly.
STEPHANIE ELLEN SNIDE; SARANAC LAKE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 338662; Cal. No. 32590
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 no documentation of treatment.
RICHARD STEVENS JR; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 622090; Cal. No. 32508
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of withdrawing narcotics without administering them and failing to document wasting of narcotics diverting narcotics for personal use and having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
SELINA N UCHE; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 268564; Cal. No. 32552
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 inaccurately documenting that medication was administered.
Occupational Therapy
JEANBAPTISTE CLEEFORD BATAILLE; ELMONT, NY
Profession: Occupational Therapy Assistant; Lic. No. 007427; Cal. No. 29289
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 Attempted Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, Attempted Assault in the 3rd Degree, and Harassment in the 2nd Degree, misdemeanors.
Pharmacy
JEREMY ZVI BOIM; WOODMERE, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 045912; Cal. No. 32581
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 filling prescriptions for a patient but incorrectly entering the wrong doctor's name as the prescriber.
GREGORY KONNY; WOODMERE, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 047323; Cal. No. 32619
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics and Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud, both felonies.
L & C DRUG CORP.; BETHPAGE, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 029018; Cal. No. 32582
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $2,500 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of filling prescriptions for a patient but incorrectly entering the wrong doctor's name as the prescriber.
Social Work
DAVID BRIAN MOSKOWITZ; GOSHEN, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 047956; Cal. No. 31808
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having a sexual relationship with a patient.
DAVID BRIAN MOSKOWITZ; GOSHEN, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 047956; Cal. No. 31808
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having a sexual relationship with a patient.
MICHAEL R PENN; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 041172; Cal. No. 32692
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to maintain an accurate record for a patient for at least six years and crossing professional boundaries with said patient.
MICHAEL R PENN; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 041172; Cal. No. 32692
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to maintain an accurate record for a patient for at least six years and crossing professional boundaries with said patient.
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
MICHELLE HERBST (A/K/A MACKENZIE MICHELLE); RIDGE, NY
Profession: Speech - Language Pathologist; Lic. No. 011976; Cal. No. 32467
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 meeting a young child who suffered from attention deficit disorder in a Dunkin? Donuts and, thereafter, preparing an evaluation/report that contained several errors, including the name of the child.
Veterinary Medicine
STEPHEN DONN LAUDERMILCH; ROME, PA
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 011944; Cal. No. 32417
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 allowing unlicensed staff to perform tasks that were supposed to be restricted to licensed veterinary technicians.
October 2021
Architecture
DORON BRACHA (A/K/A DORON BRACHA); CHESTNUT HILL, MA
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 034366; Cal. No. 32569
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 failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice as an architect.
BRUCE EUGENE FISHER; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 033364; Cal. No. 32540
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 failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice as an architect.
KERI ANN KAZEL; YAPHANK, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 029743; Cal. No. 32466
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 Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol, an unclassified misdemeanor Operating a Motor Vehicle with .08 of 1% or More Alcohol, an unclassified misdemeanor Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger Under Sixteen, a class E felony and Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with .18 of 1% or More Alcohol, an unclassified misdemeanor.
HENRY MYERBERG; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 015453; Cal. No. 32565
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 willfully failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice as an architect.
Dentistry
AMANDA L HIATT; ENDICOTT, NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 027276; Cal. No. 32080
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 4 months actual suspension, 20 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to complete continuing education.
BENJAMIN NEAL METRICK; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 036806; Cal. No. 32534
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 Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree, a class B misdemeanor.
SHERESE T SWEENEY (A/K/A SWEENEY-LEONARD SHERESE, LEONARD SHERESE, SWEENEY SHERESE TONETTE); WEST BABYLON, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 046808; Cal. No. 32616
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to retain a patient record for the required six years.
Dietetics and Nutrition
NICOLE MAE SMITH; APALACHIN, NY
Profession: Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist; Lic. No. 008834; Cal. No. 32107
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
Engineering
SOHEL AHMED; LATHAM, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 093179; Cal. No. 32474
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 5 years stayed suspension, 5 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of submitting professionally certified applications to the New York City Department of Buildings, with audit failures, which resulted in the revocation of associated permits and submitting professionally certified applications to the New York City Department of Buildings, which contained violations of the Rules of the City of New York, thereby demonstrating incompetence or lack of knowledge of said rules.
AKM ASHRAFUL HOQUE; HOLLIS, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 083278; Cal. No. 32485
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 10 years stayed suspension, 10 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of submitting ten professionally certified applications to the New York City Department of Buildings that resulted in audit failures, demonstrating incompetence or lack of knowledge of applicable laws negligently making false statements on five professionally certified applications submitted to the New York City Department of Buildings and submitting professionally certified applications to the New York City Department of Buildings within a 12-month period with audit failures that resulted in the revocation of the associated permits.
FRANCISCO D PEREZ; NORTH BERGEN, NJ
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 083397; Cal. No. 32572
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of filing a professionally certified application to the New York City Department of Buildings that contained violations of the code and rules.
STROH ENGINEERING SERVICES PC; LINDENHURST, NY
Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 32429
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $1,500 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of receiving fees from a third party in connection with the performance of engineering services.
PETER JAMES STROH; BABYLON, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 072184; Cal. No. 32428
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of receiving fees from a third party in connection with the performance of engineering services.
Massage Therapy
ELIZABETH MARY MCCANN; MECHANICVILLE, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 020088; Cal. No. 32372
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 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree.