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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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September 1996
Pharmacy
RICHARD MIOLA; NORTH BELLMORE, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 033824; Cal. No. 16113
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of billing for the brand name drug when the generic was dispensed, altering a patient signature log, and billing for medications that were never actually dispensed.
LYNN ROBBINS; LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 033525; Cal. No. 15912
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing dispensing errors, labeling errors and pharmacy inspection violations that included holding for sale misbranded non-controlled substances, failing to have complete repacking records for non-controlled substances, failure of dispensing pharmacists to sign daily logs, failing to identify generic products dispensed pursuant to prescriptions for non-controlled substances, and failing to conspicuously display the official price poster.
Podiatry
ARTHUR D FREIBERG; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 002743; Cal. No. 14436
Action: $3,000 fine, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of submitting fraudulent and/or incorrect insurance claims, failing to keep accurate patient records, relying on inadequate x-rays to make a diagnosis, violating a term of probation imposed by the Board of Regents, and circulating a misleading advertisement.
ARTHUR S KAUFOLD; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 002956; Cal. No. 15400
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 year, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of prescribing orthopedic shoes to numerous patients before conducting appropriate tests.
ALAN IRWIN SHULMAN; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003839; Cal. No. 15030
Action: $1,000 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of performing surgery on the right foot and left foot of a patient on successive days, failing to properly examine a patient pre-operatively or have adequate x-rays, performing inappropriate procedures and failing to correct patient's condition, failing to have adequate post-operative x-rays, failing to recognize and treat the complications of the surgery, and failing to maintain accurate records.
Psychology
DAVID KURZMAN; NANUET, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 007328; Cal. No. 16169
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of patting the buttocks of the mother of two young clients.
ERIC R LUTKER; COMMACK, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 005055; Cal. No. 16152
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of exercising undue influence on a patient by promoting a divorce mediation service.
BERNARD MACKLER; SCARSDALE, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 003064; Cal. No. 10680
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $7,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to maintain records that accurately reflect the evaluation and treatment of four patients.
THOMAS J O MORROW; FOREST HILLS, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 008436; Cal. No. 16290
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of revealing personally identifiable facts obtained in a professional capacity without the prior consent of the patient, and charges of moral unfitness in the practice of the profession.
DONALD T WILLIAMS; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 005220; Cal. No. 15037
Action: Censure and Reprimand, Probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of hugging and kissing a former patient.
Public Accountancy
DOMINICK CORVINO; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 044041; Cal. No. 16183
Action: 18 month suspension, thereafter probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Offering a False Instrument for Filing, Failure to File a Tax Return, and Subscribing a False Tax Return.
RICHARD IRA KANDEL; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 031510; Cal. No. 16141
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of rendering a professional opinion about the financial condition of a client without conducting an appropriate audit.
MICHAEL STEPHEN SHAPIRO; DIX HILLS, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 025337; Cal. No. 14268
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of permitting an unlicensed person to share in the income of a firm practicing public accountancy.
FRANK PHILIP TRAMONTANO; CITY ISLAND, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 058904; Cal. No. 16163
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 1 year suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a felony conviction for giving an item of value to a Federal public official for or because of an official act to be performed by the official.
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
GARY L DREIFUS; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Audiologist; Lic. No. 000490; Cal. No. 13841
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of losing a hearing aid that had been returned for repair, and dispensing a hearing aid to a patient, when the same hearing aid had been previously dispensed to another patient.
Veterinary Medicine
DOUGLAS E KAPPSTATTER; JAMESBURG, NJ
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 005740; Cal. No. 16213
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to properly diagnose and treat a cat suffering from severe dehydration.
PATRICIA O CONNOR; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 001309; Cal. No. 15855
Action: Partial suspension in certain area until successfully completes certain course, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to render appropriate post-operative care to a cat resulting in the amputation of several toes.
JOHN LAWRENCE PARKS; SCARSDALE, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 003356; Cal. No. 14976
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of injecting a dog with the wrong medication.
July 1996
Architecture
DAVID LEE; LITTLE NECK, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 017642; Cal. No. 16132
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of placing his seal on a sprinkler system plan which was not prepared by him or his employee, and he did not prepare a thorough written evaluation of the professional services represented by the plan.
Chiropractic
DOMENICK SACCA; NORTH BABYLON, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 004298; Cal. No. 14120
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of billing for services not rendered.
Dentistry
GREGORY L ARTHUR; BRONX, NY
Profession: Dental General Anesthesia; Lic. No. 000093; Cal. No. 15826
Action: Application to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property.
GREGORY L ARTHUR; BRONX, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040615; Cal. No. 15825
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property.
Engineering
ROBERT LEE HALL; PACIFIC, WA
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 065651; Cal. No. 14677
Action: Annul license, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of fraudulently obtaining his license to practice as a professional engineer. Licensee knowingly and intentionally made false statements on a license application, falsely representing that he had never been convicted of a crime.
Land Surveying
PAUL WILLIAM HODOR; CATSKILL, NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 049860; Cal. No. 15710
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Assault in the Third Degree.
HAROLD T HYATT; KINGSTON, NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 049139; Cal. No. 16087
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of multiple errors in one survey.
JAMES EDWARD THOMAS; ST. JOHNSVILLE, NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 045305; Cal. No. 15201
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to prepare and retain a thorough written evaluation of the services represented by a survey he signed and sealed, failing to maintain documents for a survey he signed and sealed, and permitting an unlicensed person to share in the fee for the survey.
Nursing
RADAMES AVILES; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 180588; Cal. No. 16101 16102
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of falsely attesting to documentation regarding disposal of a controlled substance.
RADAMES AVILES; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 378196; Cal. No. 16101 16102
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of falsely attesting to documentation regarding disposal of a controlled substance.
VIRGINIA MARY BARATTA; LONG BEACH, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 230253; Cal. No. 14953
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of practice and charting errors made with respect to dialysis patients.
PATRICIA M HAMMOND; VOORHEESVILLE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 270359; Cal. No. 15324
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of making false entries in the chart of a patient in her care.