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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 2003
Dentistry
JOSH JOSEPH THERATTIL; BRONX, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 046880; Cal. No. 19109
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of relying on inadequate x-rays to diagnose and treat the teeth of two patients placing fillings that were too large and overhung the teeth filled and preparing teeth for a bridge before a periodontal treatment plan was established.
LOUIS W WOOLF; HOLBROOK, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 035450; Cal. No. 19631
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 4 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against the charges of writing seven prescriptions for Viagra for his own use writing four prescriptions for Vicodin for two patients who were not patients at the time he wrote the prescriptions and writing fifty-one prescriptions for Vicodin for patients when there was no indication in the patient treatment records that he had seen the patients on the dates on which the prescriptions were written.
LOUIS W WOOLF; HOLBROOK, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 035450; Cal. No. 19631
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 4 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against the charges of writing seven prescriptions for Viagra for his own use writing four prescriptions for Vicodin for two patients who were not patients at the time he wrote the prescriptions and writing fifty-one prescriptions for Vicodin for patients when there was no indication in the patient treatment records that he had seen the patients on the dates on which the prescriptions were written.
VICTOR ZEINES; SHOKAN, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 028616; Cal. No. 20552
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of installing an ill-fitting bridge and failing to maintain a record, which accurately reflected the treatment of a patient.
VICTOR ZEINES; SHOKAN, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 028616; Cal. No. 20552
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of installing an ill-fitting bridge and failing to maintain a record, which accurately reflected the treatment of a patient.
Engineering
AINSLEY AINSWORTH FERRARO; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 062079; Cal. No. 20398
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully submitting an application to the New York City Department of Buildings which contained false information concerning a proposed occupancy.
AINSLEY AINSWORTH FERRARO; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 062079; Cal. No. 20398
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully submitting an application to the New York City Department of Buildings which contained false information concerning a proposed occupancy.
Midwifery
CECILIA TORRES GIRARD; LYNN, MA
Profession: Midwife; Lic. No. 000586; Cal. No. 20518
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to ensure that a physician responded to a patient, failing to ensure that oxygen was being administered to a patient, and failing to maintain accurate patient records.
CECILIA TORRES GIRARD; LYNN, MA
Profession: Midwife; Lic. No. 000586; Cal. No. 20518
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to ensure that a physician responded to a patient, failing to ensure that oxygen was being administered to a patient, and failing to maintain accurate patient records.
Nursing
MICHELLE M AMO (A/K/A AMO MICHELLE WEEGAR); STANLEY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 443724; Cal. No. 20313 20312
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of advising a patient's family to increase the dosage of Morphine to the patient without a physician's order.
MICHELLE M AMO (A/K/A AMO MICHELLE WEEGAR); STANLEY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 443724; Cal. No. 20313 20312
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of advising a patient's family to increase the dosage of Morphine to the patient without a physician's order.
WEEGAR AMO MICHELLE; STANLEY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 220679; Cal. No. 20313 20312
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of advising a patient's family to increase the dosage of Morphine to the patient without a physician's order.
WEEGAR AMO MICHELLE; STANLEY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 220679; Cal. No. 20313 20312
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of advising a patient's family to increase the dosage of Morphine to the patient without a physician's order.
GAIL A BOARDWAY (A/K/A WILLIAMS GAIL ARLENE); EDEN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 139757; Cal. No. 20585
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of medication and documentation errors.
GAIL A BOARDWAY (A/K/A WILLIAMS GAIL ARLENE); EDEN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 139757; Cal. No. 20585
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of medication and documentation errors.
KARYN ANNE CROCE; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 207311; Cal. No. 19598 19599
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Trespass in the 2nd Degree, a class B misdemeanor.
KARYN ANNE CROCE; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 207311; Cal. No. 19598 19599
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found to be guilty of having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Trespass in the 2nd Degree, a class B misdemeanor.
COLLEEN M DAVIS; SYRACUSE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 259659; Cal. No. 20571
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to administer medications and maintaining inadequate patient records.
COLLEEN M DAVIS; SYRACUSE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 259659; Cal. No. 20571
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to administer medications and maintaining inadequate patient records.
PATRICIA ANGELLA DEANS; ROOSEVELT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 444285; Cal. No. 20323 20324
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of making a medication administration error and then altering a nursing note to cover the medication administration error, and failing to indicate on an application for employment that she had been previously employed at another hospital.
PATRICIA ANGELLA DEANS; ROOSEVELT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 221147; Cal. No. 20323 20324
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of making a medication administration error and then altering a nursing note to cover the medication administration error, and failing to indicate on an application for employment that she had been previously employed at another hospital.
PATRICIA ANGELLA DEANS; ROOSEVELT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 221147; Cal. No. 20323 20324
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of making a medication administration error and then altering a nursing note to cover the medication administration error, and failing to indicate on an application for employment that she had been previously employed at another hospital.
PATRICIA ANGELLA DEANS; ROOSEVELT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 444285; Cal. No. 20323 20324
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of making a medication administration error and then altering a nursing note to cover the medication administration error, and failing to indicate on an application for employment that she had been previously employed at another hospital.
LINDA CHRISTAL DIFASI; SYRACUSE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 258382; Cal. No. 20792
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failure to administer medications and to exercise reasonable care in the record keeping of eleven patients.
LINDA CHRISTAL DIFASI; SYRACUSE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 258382; Cal. No. 20792
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failure to administer medications and to exercise reasonable care in the record keeping of eleven patients.
ELIZABETH KNOX DUNNING (A/K/A KNOX ELIZABETH A); HENDERSONVILLE, NC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 287209; Cal. No. 20694
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor and failing to disclose the conviction to the Department.
ELIZABETH KNOX DUNNING (A/K/A KNOX ELIZABETH A); HENDERSONVILLE, NC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 287209; Cal. No. 20694
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor and failing to disclose the conviction to the Department.
TIM THEODORE ENGDAHL; CHICAGO, IL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 462162; Cal. No. 20589
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of diverting controlled substances for his own use, and obtaining controlled substances for two patients, when in fact, there were no physician's orders for the controlled substances to be administered to the patients.
TIM THEODORE ENGDAHL; CHICAGO, IL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 462162; Cal. No. 20589
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of diverting controlled substances for his own use, and obtaining controlled substances for two patients, when in fact, there were no physician's orders for the controlled substances to be administered to the patients.
ROSANNE FICARRA; GLEN COVE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 454613; Cal. No. 20621
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and willfully making or filing a false report, in that she failed to report the aforesaid conviction in her application for re-registration.