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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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June 1997

Pharmacy

SYED R ABBAS; PLAINVIEW, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 031156; Cal. No. 15892

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of dispensing a controlled substance without a prescription.

NICHOLAS GEORGE ATHANAS; JAMESVILLE, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 026093; Cal. No. 16455

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 2 year suspension to be terminated earlier if and when certain terms of consent order application are satisfied, $1,500 fine, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of committing five (5) dispensing errors and handing two (2) dispensed medications to the wrong patient.

E.F.C., INC.; LEVITTOWN, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 021384; Cal. No. 16589

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of dispensing prescription-required drugs not on the basis of prescriptions or other legal authority.

E.F.C., INC.; LEVITTOWN, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 021384; Cal. No. 16589

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of dispensing prescription-required drugs not on the basis of prescriptions or other legal authority.

BURTON ETTINGER; JERICHO, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 021379; Cal. No. 16624

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $3,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of violations found during a pharmacy inspection.

ETTINGER, BURTON; GARDEN CITY, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 010309; Cal. No. 16625

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of violations found during a pharmacy inspection.

CHARLES HARTMAN; MERRICK, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 034766; Cal. No. 16588

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 20 months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of dispensing prescription-required drugs not on the basis of prescriptions or other legal authority.

ELENA M LUNA (A/K/A LUNA COLON ELENA M); BELLEROSE, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 036940; Cal. No. 16725

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of dispensing drugs not pursuant to prescriptions written by an authorized prescriber.

MAHMOOD ALAM MALIK; VALLEY STREAM, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 038302; Cal. No. 15092

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 3 month suspension, execution of suspension stayed, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of holding for sale and offering for sale misbranded drugs and dispensing inaccurate amounts of drugs.

HWA JIN YOO PARK; MELVILLE, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 030561; Cal. No. 14365

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of signing daily computer generated logs for approximately six months during which she was not regularly dispensing prescriptions.

PRATT DRUG INC.; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 017690; Cal. No. 15873

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: $500 fine
Summary: Licensee admits charges of dispensing medication on one occasion without a prescription, and minor and technical violations found during an inspection.

MOHAMMAD R QURESHI; PLANDOME MANOR, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 031923; Cal. No. 15874

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: $500 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of dispensing medication on one occasion without a prescription, and minor and technical violations found during an inspection.

SAMICA PHARMACY INC.; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 017478; Cal. No. 15093

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 3 month suspension, execution of suspension stayed, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Retail Pharmacy was found guilty of holding for sale and offering for sale misbranded drugs and dispensing inaccurate amounts of drugs.

SOUNDVIEW DRUGS INC.; BRONX, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 017810; Cal. No. 15893

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: Revocation, execution of revocation stayed, probation 1 year, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of dispensing a controlled substance without a prescription and not having a current Pharmacopeia.

JOSEPH WILLIAM STELZER; RIVERHEAD, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 022757; Cal. No. 16590

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of unauthorized substitution of a drug.

SUPERIOR PHARMACY INC.; JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 023066; Cal. No. 16724

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of dispensing drugs not pursuant to prescriptions written by an authorized prescriber.

VIAHEALTH OF WAYNE; SODUS, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 015333; Cal. No. 16121

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of dispensing prescriptions and maintaining records which did not contain the name of the dispensing pharmacist, repacking drugs and maintaining records without a pharmacist present.

Physical Therapy

NICOLE LIZAVETA TANI;

Profession: Physical Therapist Assistant; Lic. No. 001206; Cal. No. 16678

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the seventh degree (2 counts) and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth degree and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third degree.

Podiatry

MAYDE ANN LEBENSFELD; HIGHLAND BEACH, FL

Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003946; Cal. No. 16187

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension stayed - upon service of said actual suspension, probation 24 months to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of having been convicted of two counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor.

RAFAEL ANGEL MUNOZ; JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY

Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 004345; Cal. No. 16612

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23 months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of having been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing.

Psychology

JOHN G AMOS (A/K/A AMOS JOHN GRIFFITHS); ROCHESTER, NY

Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 008518; Cal. No. 15463

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of failing to maintain a record of the evaluation and treatment of a patient.

HELEN M FOGARTY (A/K/A FOGARTY HELEN MOSES, MOSES HELEN M); NEW YORK, NY

Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 003729; Cal. No. 01281

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: Revocation, $15,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of verbally abusing her patient, permitting multiple relationships to exist between herself and her patient, signing billing statements for services not provided, attempting to exercise undue influence on a patient to drop accusations of professional misconduct, and engaging in sexual relations with two supervisees.

STEPHEN IRA HYMAN; ROSLYN, NY

Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 003852; Cal. No. 15593

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of revealing personally identifiable facts, data, and information about a patient without prior consent.

Public Accountancy

SALVATORE DIMEGLIO; RONKONKOMA, NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 052018; Cal. No. 16566

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of having been convicted of driving while intoxicated.

EDWARD G DONNELLY; MELVILLE, NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 030078; Cal. No. 15673

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of unlawfully supplementing the salary of an employee of an agency of the United states.

RICHARD A LACONDRE; WOODBOURNE, NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 041669; Cal. No. 16542

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of failing to return records to a client.

ROBERT C LEONARD; COLD SPRING, NY

Profession: Public Accountant; Lic. No. 003407; Cal. No. 16388

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree.

Social Work

LISA DOBBS; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 030994; Cal. No. 15495

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of rendering an opinion on the mental state of someone she never interviewed.

LISA DOBBS; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 030994; Cal. No. 15495

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of rendering an opinion on the mental state of someone she never interviewed.

Veterinary Medicine

LOUIS O NEZVESKY; BRIDGEPORT, CT

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 001963; Cal. No. 16694

Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of practicing the profession with gross negligence.