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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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February 1994

Nursing

SUZANNE M EVANS; UTICA, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 338981; Cal. No. 13747 13748

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Suspension until successfully completes a course of treatment upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.

SUZANNE M EVANS; UTICA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 147859; Cal. No. 13747 13748

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Suspension until successfully completes a course of treatment upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.

NATALIE A HOLLAND (A/K/A YOUNG NATALIE A); NIAGARA FALLS, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 203415; Cal. No. 14048

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years under various terms to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to render proper tracheostomy care to two patients.

ELIZABETH ANN MAROONE (A/K/A HAUMESSER ELIZABETH ANN); HAMBURG, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 415839; Cal. No. 14163

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 3 year suspension, execution of last 2 years of suspension stayed, probation 3 years, $500 fine, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor.

MARIE B MURPHY; REGO PARK, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 095721; Cal. No. 14008

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of eleven charges of incorrectly indicating on a Medication Administration Record that an administration had been made.

SHARON WORTHINGTON R PARKER-WORTHINGTON (A/K/A WORTHINGTON-PARKER SHARON R); CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 195120; Cal. No. 14029

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 3 year suspension, execution of last 2 years of suspension stayed at which time probation for last 2 years, $500 fine, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of violating the terms of probation that were imposed under Order #12751.

RONY ARCHANGE PERARD; JAMAICA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 197482; Cal. No. 14119

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, 25 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree.

HILDA SHANLEY; CADYVILLE, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 133349; Cal. No. 14397

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to administer blood sugar tests to ten patients and recording that the tests had been done.

WAYNE E SPARLING; WALTON, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 392304; Cal. No. 12144 12143

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, to be followed by probation 1 year, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of having wilfully, verbally, and physically abused a patient and having referred an infant patient to another facility without assessing the patient's condition.

WAYNE E SPARLING; WALTON, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 183131; Cal. No. 12144 12143

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, to be followed by probation 1 year, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of having wilfully, verbally, and physically abused a patient and having referred an infant patient to another facility without assessing the patient's condition.

MARGARET E THRASHER; FULTON, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 127587; Cal. No. 09814

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 18 month suspension and thereafter, probation 18 months under various terms to commence to be served upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of failing to correctly administer medications on several occasions and of numerous charging errors.

MELANIE D WEST (A/K/A WAKEFIELD MELANIE D, WEST MELANIE DAWNE); ALBANY, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 197912; Cal. No. 14226

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charges of failing to perform four treatments and recording that the treatments were done.

Ophthalmic Dispensing

FRANK C HORNBECK; HORNELL, NY

Profession: Ophthalmic Dispenser; Lic. No. 001794; Cal. No. 12872

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,500 fine, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to exercise appropriate supervision over a dispenser of eyeglasses.

Pharmacy

ARNOLD ADOFF; MONSEY, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 024704; Cal. No. 14180

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of dispensing a greater strength of a drug in a volume greater than called for in a prescription.

CELSO A BILBAO; CARLE PLACE, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 030429; Cal. No. 13990

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of giving the wrong directions for use on a medication dispensed to a patient and permitting a dispensed medication to be delivered to the wrong patient.

RODNEY BOOKMAN; HOWARD BEACH, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 031509; Cal. No. 13239

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Suspension until successfully participates in a course of therapy and treatment. Upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years under various terms to commence upon return to practice, $250 fine, 25 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and two counts of Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance.

JOHN E MALKE; HAMBURG, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 025574; Cal. No. 14301

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of dispensing the wrong drug to a patient.

MOHAMMAD SALEEM; STATEN ISLAND, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 032728; Cal. No. 09686

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: No penalty imposed.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of failing to indicate the manufacturer and distributor on two prescriptions for generic products filling 5 non-controlled substance prescriptions pursuant to an interim physician's order which did not contain any signature of the prescriber and dispensing one controlled substance when the interim physician's order failed to contain the age of the patient.

Podiatry

JACK COHEN; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003906; Cal. No. 13579

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 3 year suspension, execution of last 30 months of suspension stayed, probation 3 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a Class C Felony sixty counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a Class E Felony and twenty-one counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, a Class E Felony.

Public Accountancy

PAUL ROBERT DORAN; ROCHESTER, NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 025932; Cal. No. 14087

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of wilfully failing to register with the New York State Education Department.

Veterinary Medicine

LOUIS A GRASSO; SOUTH SALEM, NY

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 005827; Cal. No. 13928

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 3 year suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension stayed at which time probation for said last 18 months, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of three counts of Unlawfully, Intentionally and Knowingly Distributing and Possessing with Intent to Distribute Anabolic Steroids.

January 1994

Chiropractic

MATTHEW IAMMATTEO; STATEN ISLAND, NY

Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 000836; Cal. No. 14325

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of 23 months of suspension stayed, one month period of actual suspension to commence on March 1, 1994 and conclude on March 31, 1994, probation 2 years under various terms, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of filing false insurance claims.

MARC Z MARSHALL; BEECHHURST, NY

Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 004370; Cal. No. 14076

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated.

Dentistry

STEVEN MARC BENENFELD; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 036048; Cal. No. 14341

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol.

STEPHEN R BERGER; PINE BUSH, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 019722; Cal. No. 14344

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against a charge of grossly negligent conduct in the preparation and insertion of a bridge in a patients mouth with grossly open margins.

RICHARD C ROGOFF; BAYSIDE, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 019647; Cal. No. 14118

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of improperly prescribing and dispensing Demerol.

WAGUIH AZMI SIDHOM; STATEN ISLAND, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 043273; Cal. No. 14037

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of receiving a fee from a third party for the performance of professional services.

JEROME E TRIOLO; JEFFERSONVILLE, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 038637; Cal. No. 14323

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of permitting an unlicensed person to perform dental prophylaxis.

Nursing

DEBORAH BEAUDOIN (A/K/A MORTON DEBORAH A, PRESPARE DEBORAH ANN, PRESPARE DEBORAH A); EAST NASSAU, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 102610; Cal. No. 14343

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, 25 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charges of failing to perform three treatments and recording that the treatments were done.

MARY P BRADDON (A/K/A PAILY MARY); NEW YORK, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 304654; Cal. No. 14208

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of committing six medication administration and charting errors.