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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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September 2019
Dentistry
EUGENE PAUL MILFORD; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037598; Cal. No. 28611
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of one count of Failure to File a Return or Report, Supply Information or Supply False Information, a class A misdemeanor.
STANLEY PINKUS (A/K/A PINKUSOVICH STANISLAV); VALLEY STREAM, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 047191; Cal. No. 31385
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to diagnose and chart a patient?s periodontal condition prior to placing a bridge failing to obtain written informed consent regarding acceptance of the shade of color for the bridge placing on a tooth a crown that had an open margin on the distal of the tooth extracting a tooth and leaving a residual root tip failing to remove the root tip when placing a bridge and delivering crowns with unacceptable open margins in the State of Nevada.
Engineering
JAMES A CLANCY; NATIONAL PARK, NJ
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 084288; Cal. No. 30800
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of sharing fees with a person not licensed to practice engineering and signing off on a letter of completion without thoroughly reviewing the work, which had been done by someone else.
ANTHONY CHRISTOPHER DANGELO; STEWARTSVILLE, NJ
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 080961; Cal. No. 30949
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of violating a term of probation imposed by the Board of Regents.
LEE SO KENG; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 087737; Cal. No. 31359
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree, a class E felony.
Massage Therapy
PIERRE ANDRE HENRY; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 008718; Cal. No. 31499
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of exhibiting immoral conduct by massaging the genital areas and breasts of a client who was also not properly draped.
SEUNGMIN LEE ROBERT; SYOSSET, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 023434; Cal. No. 31000
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain a record which accurately reflected the evaluation and treatment of a minor patient.
ROBERT S LEE THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE PC; FLUSHING, NY
Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 31001
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Registrant admitted to the charge of failing to maintain a record which accurately reflected the evaluation and treatment of a minor patient.
Nursing
BETSY BABUKUTTY; BAYSIDE HILLS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 576475; Cal. No. 31186
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain accurate patient records.
KATHLEEN BAKER (A/K/A CAREY KATHLEEN); SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 235997; Cal. No. 31508 31509
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony, and submitting a registration renewal application which falsely stated that she had not been convicted of any crime.
KATHLEEN BAKER (A/K/A CAREY KATHLEEN); SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 562500; Cal. No. 31508 31509
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony, and submitting a registration renewal application which falsely stated that she had not been convicted of any crime.
JAYNE BARRY (A/K/A BARRY JAYNE ANNE); WARRENSBURG, MO
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 532005; Cal. No. 31469
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in Arizona where the conduct if committed in New York would constitute willful verbal and physical abuse of patients and failure to maintain accurate patient records.
DANIELLE E BARTON; BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 295616; Cal. No. 29626
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 years actual suspension. Upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering.
LINDA JEAN BIALECKI (A/K/A MOKEY LINDA JEAN); PHOENIX, AZ
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 119764; Cal. No. 31334
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of submitting a registration renewal application which falsely stated that no other licensing authority had previously refused to issue a professional license to her when in fact she had been denied practical nursing licensure by the State of Arizona.
MICHELLE LYNN BITTERMAN; EAST AMHERST, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 256286; Cal. No. 31080 31081
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having removed vials of 50 mg Benadryl for her own personal use.
HOLLY LOU CARY; FARMERSVILLE, TX
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 252635; Cal. No. 31477
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
JESSICA LYNNE CHARLEBOIS (A/K/A CHARLEBOIS JESSICA L); MIDDLETOWN, CT
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 566651; Cal. No. 31347
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of being dependent on, or a habitual user of narcotics or other drugs having similar effects, in Connecticut.
BRANDON MICHAEL COBURN; LEWISBURG, PA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 280991; Cal. No. 31047 31048 31049
Action: Application to surrender licenses and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
BRANDON MICHAEL COBURN; LEWISBURG, PA
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Adult Health; Cert. No. 305118; Cal. No. 31047 31048 31049
Action: Application to surrender licenses and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
BRANDON MICHAEL COBURN; LEWISBURG, PA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 571255; Cal. No. 31047 31048 31049
Action: Application to surrender licenses and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
CRYSTAL L CONLEY; PUTNAM VALLEY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 303765; Cal. No. 30914
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension of at least 6 months and until successfully participate in course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice. Upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of removing medications from a facility without authorization falsely answering the criminal conviction question on her 2010 New York State application for licensure as licensed practical nurse when she knew she had been convicted of the crime of Driving While Intoxicated in 2000 and having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree.
LORRI J COUSE (A/K/A LOVE-COUSE LORRI, LOVE LORRI); WATERVLIET, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 435639; Cal. No. 31340
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practice errors.
VERNA M DAVIS (A/K/A DAVIS VERNA D, KIMBROUGH VERNA D); SYRACUSE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 084152; Cal. No. 30390
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Indefinite actual suspension of at least 1 year, with licensee to submit to a mental health evaluation and if necessary, to participate in a course of therapy and treatment, until fit to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of one count of Assault in the 2nd Degree, a class D felony.
GINA MARIE DEREME; RONKONKOMA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 320270; Cal. No. 31541
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of stealing hydrocodone pills, a controlled substance, from her place of employment.
KAYLA L DRAKE (A/K/A DRAKE KAYLA); KINGSTON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 307305; Cal. No. 30958
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 4 months actual suspension, 20 months stayed suspension. Upon return to practice 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Burglary in the 3rd Degree.
MICHELE PAT ERWIN (A/K/A SCANLAN MICHELE PAT, SCANLAN MICHELE ERWIN); CAMILLUS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 578271; Cal. No. 30897
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension of at least 1 year and until fit to practice. Upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of practicing the profession with moral unfitness and violating a term of probation.
SARAH MARIE FACKELMAN; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 292512; Cal. No. 30232
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having failed to document blood glucose and administered insulin to a patient without a witness and failure to maintain accurate records.
HELEN MARIE FINNILA (A/K/A KENNY HELEN M); NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 144654; Cal. No. 30810 30799
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of administering drugs incorrectly in the State of Virginia.
HELEN MARIE FINNILA (A/K/A KENNY HELEN M); NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 335297; Cal. No. 30810 30799
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of administering drugs incorrectly in the State of Virginia.
KELLY GALVIN; CENTEREACH, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 260217; Cal. No. 31423
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 4th Degree, a class C felony and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.