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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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July 2019
Nursing
NILO D VALES; PICO RIVERA, CA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 145825; Cal. No. 31264
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering a 25 mg dosage of the non-controlled substance metoprolol tartrate to a patient without a physician's order.
ALEXIA MARIE VAN TREESE; CORTLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 519281; Cal. No. 31146
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree and Petit Larceny.
SHARON ELIZABETH VERNON; SOMERSET, NJ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 431475; Cal. No. 31397 31398
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in New Jersey where the conduct if committed in New York would constitute practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently.
SHARON ELIZABETH VERNON; SOMERSET, NJ
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 200094; Cal. No. 31397 31398
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in New Jersey where the conduct if committed in New York would constitute practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently.
MICHELE LOUISE WELSH-MCCORMICK (A/K/A WELSH MICHELE L); ROME, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 286034; Cal. No. 30980
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of medication errors.
CARRIE ANN WITHEY; TOBYHANNA, PA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 628771; Cal. No. 28414
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of removing a drug from a facility 's drug supply ostensibly for patient administration but actually for her own use answering falsely regarding the license discipline question on a nursing employment application and on two New York State nursing re-registration renewal forms.
Pharmacy
ABC DRUGS PP INC.; PURCHASE, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 035268; Cal. No. 31325
Action: Application to surrender registration granted.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of failing to notify the New York State Board of Pharmacy that it had vacated its registered premises in December 2017 and thereafter failing to notify the New York State Board of Pharmacy of the disposition of prescription-required drugs which had been located in the registered premises.
DAVID MICHAEL BURKE; WHEATLAND, WY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 035893; Cal. No. 31348
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of stealing prescription drugs from a pharmacy in the State of Wyoming.
KENMAN LEE WILLIAM (A/K/A LEE WILLIAM); FOREST HILLS, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 054025; Cal. No. 31092
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted the charge of dispensing a drug other than prescribed.
SANJAY R PATEL; EDISON, NJ
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 047948; Cal. No. 29400
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 2nd Degree, a class C felony.
Podiatry
SIMEON ELI ISAACS; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 002897; Cal. No. 31050
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
Public Accountancy
LAWRENCE JAY RINGER; QUEENSBURY, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 061953; Cal. No. 30912
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 refusing to return client records upon request.
Social Work
JESSICA E TANNACORE (A/K/A TATOR JESSICA); LINDENHURST, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 094437; Cal. No. 29303
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the two specifications of having committed unprofessional conduct.
CLARICE JOY THOMPSON (A/K/A COOKE-THOMPSON CLARICE JOY, COOKE CLARICE JOY); AMITYVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 081070; Cal. No. 31366
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of conduct in the profession which evidences moral unfitness.
MARIANNA ZARA; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 049385; Cal. No. 28420
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony.
MARIANNA ZARA; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 049385; Cal. No. 28420
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony.
June 2019
Architecture
ABRAM M ADLY; MILLTOWN, NJ
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 035171; Cal. No. 31089
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 failing to prepare and maintain written evaluations of the professional services represented by documents signed and sealed by him.
MARIO ORLANDO GENTILE; WALLINGFORD, PA
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 030492; Cal. No. 30853
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully filing a false report by falsely stating on a registration renewal application that the required continuing education was completed.
Chiropractic
CODY LEE CHILDRESS; JOINT BASE MDL, NJ
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 012698; Cal. No. 31162
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography.
Dentistry
JESSICA M LEE; BRONX, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 053612; Cal. No. 29777
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $4,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain treatment records for two patients which accurately reflected her evaluation and treatment of those patients.
ANGELA MARIE VAN AERNAM (A/K/A CALABRESE ANGELA MARIE, CALABRESE ANGELA); BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 025896; Cal. No. 30939
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
CARMEN M VIDAL; PENFIELD, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 054861; Cal. No. 30996
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failure to take updated x-rays, failure to refer a patient to a specialist, and failure to conduct a comprehensive exam and/or treatment plan.
Engineering
CESSOU JEFFERSON BERNARD; CORONA, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 091878; Cal. No. 31270
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 4 years and 11 months stayed suspension, 5 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Theft From a Person, a felony, in Arizona, which if committed in New York would constitute Larceny in the 4th Degree, a felony.
LEON BERNARD MURRAY; NORTH BERWICK, ME
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 078864; Cal. No. 30910
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of practicing the profession of engineering while not being registered to practice in the State of New York.
Massage Therapy
BERNARD AQUINA DOCTOR; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 008733; Cal. No. 31234
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of massaging the breasts and genital area and pinching the nipples of a client without the client's consent and while the client was undraped and rubbing the buttocks and vaginal area of another client without that client's consent.
LINDA ANNE SILVESTRO; PORT JEFFERSON, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 009885; Cal. No. 31002
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having willfully failed to register to practice as a massage therapist, despite the fact that she practiced as a part-time licensed massage therapist for approximately two (2) years while not registered.
Mental Health Practitioner
HAMED NAZIN ADAIME; LAS CRUCES, NM
Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 003444; Cal. No. 31112
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of moral unfitness in the practice of mental health counseling and exercising undue influence.
Nursing
PRICILLA DENISE ACEVEDO (A/K/A ACEVEDO PRICILLA); ROCKAWAY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 295615; Cal. No. 30909
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of giving more than the prescribed dose of a medication to a patient.
ASHLEE A ARBERGER; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 319376; Cal. No. 29869
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently and engaging in unprofessional conduct.
VICKI LYNN BALCHIKONIS; VESTAL, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 246305; Cal. No. 30900
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of medication errors.