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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 1996
Nursing
JEAN M ZYGLIS; LANCASTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 180184; Cal. No. 15629 15628
Action: Partial suspension in certain area until successfully completes certain course, probation 1 year to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of administering a controlled substance to a patient without a physician's order on three different occasions with different patients.
Pharmacy
BES DRUG INC.; FLORAL PARK, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 017373; Cal. No. 15895
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failure to comply with rules and regulations governing the practice of the profession of pharmacy.
HALMOR TRADING CORP.; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 015356; Cal. No. 15358
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being open for business on more than one occasion without a licensed pharmacist being present.
MAHMOOD ALAM MALIK; VALLEY STREAM, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 038302; Cal. No. 15076
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been convicted of committing Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree.
MIDWAY DRUGS, INC.; WESTBURY, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 014577; Cal. No. 15858
Action: $1,000 fine.
Summary: Retail Pharmacy admitted to charges of an employee pharmacist selling a sample drug which was placed in the stock of the pharmacy by the supervising pharmacist holding for sale outdated and misbranded non-controlled drugs, holding for sale sample drugs, failure to sign daily computerized records of prescriptions, failure to have complete records for repacking substances, failure to conspicuously display the official price poster of drugs, and failure to possess the latest edition of the United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing information.
GHULAM MUHAMMAD; JAMAICA, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 029265; Cal. No. 15894
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted failure to comply with rules and regulations governing the practice of the profession of pharmacy.
STUART BRUCE SONNEDECKER; MADISON, WI
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 035598; Cal. No. 15821
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree.
ROBERT JAY WALDINGER; SYOSSET, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 026879; Cal. No. 15857
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of an employee pharmacist selling a sample drug after licensee placed the sample drug in the stock of the pharmacy holding for sale outdated and misbranded non-controlled drugs, holding for sale sample drugs, failure of dispensing pharmacists to sign daily computerized records of prescriptions, failing to have complete records for repacked substances, failing to conspicuously display the official price poster of drugs, and failing to possess the latest edition of the United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing information.
Podiatry
FRANK CHARLES DOMINELLI; HUNTINGTON, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003403; Cal. No. 15931
Action: 2 year suspension to be followed by probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted being convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree.
REGINA JOYCE HAYGOOD; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003932; Cal. No. 15976
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted being convicted of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, and Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree.
Public Accountancy
JAMES FRANCIS DORSEY; LANCASTER, SC
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 043069; Cal. No. 15128
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest to charges of failure to make necessary disclosures on a compilation or in the related footnotes.
ROBERT NARDONE; GLEN HEAD, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 043924; Cal. No. 15958
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 12 months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months to commence upon service of the first 12 months of suspension, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being convicted of a federal crime for aiding in the filing of a false Federal income tax return.
ARTHUR R VENEZIA; OLD BETHPAGE, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 037935; Cal. No. 15901
Action: 2 years suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of gross negligence as a result of making errors in an audit.
Social Work
WILLIAM FRANCIS CORCORAN; PATCHOGUE, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 031536; Cal. No. 15988
Action: 1 year suspension, following service of suspension, probation 3 years to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of a conviction of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree.
WILLIAM FRANCIS CORCORAN; PATCHOGUE, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 031536; Cal. No. 15988
Action: 1 year suspension, following service of suspension, probation 3 years to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of a conviction of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree.
VICTOR J SANTASERO; BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 019896; Cal. No. 15942
Action: Revocation, execution of revocation stayed, probation 3 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of having a personal and sexual relationship with a patient.
VICTOR J SANTASERO; BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 019896; Cal. No. 15942
Action: Revocation, execution of revocation stayed, probation 3 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of having a personal and sexual relationship with a patient.
SOUTH BAY COUNSELING SERVICES CSW PC; PATCHOGUE, NY
Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 15989
Action: 1 year suspension.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of knowingly receiving money from Medicaid to which it was not entitled, and professional misconduct for failure to maintain an accurate patient record.
Veterinary Medicine
JACK BRADFORD DALTON; PITTSBORO, NC
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 006663; Cal. No. 15885
Action: $1,000 fine, probation 1 year to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest to charges of failing to properly perform the castration of a dog.
GUSTAVE J SCHWABE; LAURENS, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 005922; Cal. No. 13940
Action: Censure and Reprimand.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of failing to date adequate post-operative X-rays and failing to give an adequate amount of medication to prevent infection.
February 1996
Chiropractic
HARRIS COHEN;
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 002362; Cal. No. 15849
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to a charge of having a conviction for mail fraud, a Federal crime.
MICHAEL DAVID RAND; REGO PARK, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 002685; Cal. No. 15840
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $4,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to a charge of submitting numerous insurance claim forms for chiropractic services for a patient when no services were rendered.
Dentistry
MARK I KAUFMAN; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 038487; Cal. No. 14925
Action: Probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failure to detect, diagnose, and inform a patient of a periodontal condition.
WILLIAM J SAVRAN; JAMAICA ESTATES, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 029032; Cal. No. 15706
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 20 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to a charge of having a conviction for mail fraud, a Federal crime.
LEO BERNARD SZYFERBLATT; GOSHEN, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 036950; Cal. No. 13490
Action: Revocation, $15,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges that he informed a patient that he had provided a permanent bridge when he had provided a temporary bridge, submitted a fraudulent insurance claim, made a false report, and failed to respond within the time limit to a State Education Department request for a patient record.
LARRY STUART WALDMAN; MIDDLETOWN, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 028508; Cal. No. 14081
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of a charge of wilfully verbally abusing a patient.
AARON WEISS; FAR ROCKAWAY, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 021349; Cal. No. 15899
Action: Probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest a charge that he indicated to a patient that there was no need for periodontal treatment when he had not thoroughly examined the patient.
ARTHUR ZUCKERMAN; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 022123; Cal. No. 15850
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $3,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to a charge of failing to confirm that the information submitted to insurance companies was accurate.
Land Surveying
HOWARD RUSSELL SCHLIEDER; ITHACA, NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 043780; Cal. No. 15803
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to charges of failing to properly search county records for a land survey and affixing his name and seal to a map he did not prepare without making a written evaluation of said work.
Nursing
ALISON ABROSH; FAR ROCKAWAY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 157583; Cal. No. 15475 15476
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to a charge of fraudulently obtaining the non-controlled drug Levothyroxine on five occasions.