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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
Nursing
CHARLENE FRANCIS WIECZOREK (A/K/A ELMINOWSKI CHARLENE FRANCIS); DEPEW, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 531175; Cal. No. 30573
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension. Upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of documenting that a dressing had been changed when it had not and leaving an uncapped syringe in a patient's bed.
Occupational Therapy
KONSTANTIN PIGULSKY; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Occupational Therapist; Lic. No. 014534; Cal. No. 30778
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $3,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Promoting the Sexual Performance by a Child, a class D felony.
Optometry
NWANNEKA C UDENTA; MONTCLAIR, NJ
Profession: Optometrist; Lic. No. 007507; Cal. No. 31497
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be registered to practice as an optometrist.
Pharmacy
CRAIG JOSEPH BALKON; DIX HILLS, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 053325; Cal. No. 31135
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of diverting controlled substances from a pharmacy for his own use.
TAEHYUN KIM (A/K/A KIM TAEHYVN); HOLLIS, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 061609; Cal. No. 30657
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of not adequately supervising a pharmacy as supervisising pharmacist.
Public Accountancy
DENISE C WACKOWSKI; EAST AMHERST, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 089171; Cal. No. 31007
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 having been convicted of Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree and Arson in the 5th Degree.
Social Work
JUSTIN ROGER BARKLEY; DANNEMORA, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 077681; Cal. No. 30551 30552
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of one count of Manslaughter in the 1st Degree, a class B felony, and Menacing a Police Officer, a Class D felony.
JUSTIN ROGER BARKLEY; DANNEMORA, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 079316; Cal. No. 30551 30552
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of one count of Manslaughter in the 1st Degree, a class B felony, and Menacing a Police Officer, a Class D felony.
MELANIE C MILLER; HUDSON, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 078354; Cal. No. 30016
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of willfully filing a false report.
EILEEN ANN SPONG (A/K/A SPONG EILEEN A); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 015950; Cal. No. 30792
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension of at least 4 months and until mentally fit to practice. Upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of fraudulent billing and documentation.
EILEEN ANN SPONG (A/K/A SPONG EILEEN A); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 015950; Cal. No. 30792
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension of at least 4 months and until mentally fit to practice. Upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of fraudulent billing and documentation.
SHERMAN S STOVALL JR; ALBANY, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 078173; Cal. No. 30724 30723
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension of at least 1 month and until mentally and physically fit to practice. Upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of moral unfitness in the practice.
SHERMAN SEAN STOVALL JR; ALBANY, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 078968; Cal. No. 30724 30723
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension of at least 1 month and until mentally and physically fit to practice. Upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of moral unfitness in the practice.
July 2019
Chiropractic
KEITH MITCHELL BIERMAN; SYOSSET, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 006046; Cal. No. 31078
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, an unclassified misdemeanor.
KENNETH M GROSS; WINDERMERE, FL
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 009658; Cal. No. 31318
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Health Care Claims Fraud, a 3rd Degree offense, in the State of New Jersey, which in New York State would constitute Insurance Fraud in the 5th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
JOHN CHARLES KAVANAUGH; EAST HAMPTON, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 007367; Cal. No. 31079
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 a record for a patient that accurately reflected the evaluation and treatment of the patient.
Dentistry
JESSICA BARCESSAT (A/K/A CISMAS JESSICA BARCESSAT); SUNNY ISLES, FL
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 054774; Cal. No. 31269
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document, during a patient's initial evaluation, a discussion had with said patient regarding referral to an orthodontist and options for treatment other than dental crowns.
GRACE HSU DDS PC; EAST NORWICH, NY
Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 31053
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of administering botox for non-dental purposes.
YUN-HUA HSU GRACE; EAST NORWICH, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 048603; Cal. No. 31052
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering botox for non-dental purposes.
NEHA SAXENA (A/K/A MAHAJAN NEHA); SECAUCUS, NJ
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 027204; Cal. No. 31284
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of dental hygiene while not registered to practice.
NEIL ROBERT SCHACHTER; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 036197; Cal. No. 30968
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years actual suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of Official Misconduct.
Engineering
DAVID EDWARD IOCCO; CORNING, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 047171; Cal. No. 31095
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of fee splitting.
Massage Therapy
JONATHAN D BARBERE; EAST MEADOW, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 027439; Cal. No. 31374
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Forcible Touching, a class A misdemeanor.
Nursing
FERDINAND PATRICK ALPHONSE; BALDWIN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 239511; Cal. No. 31337
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person in the 1st Degree, a class E felony, and Willful Violation of Health Laws, a class A misdemeanor.
MARIA STELLA ARTUSA (A/K/A DEFIORE MARIA STELLA); INWOOD, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 508789; Cal. No. 30986 30987
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of accessing, without authorization, the medical record of two patients who were not under her care.
MARIA STELLA ARTUSA (A/K/A DEFIORE MARIA STELLA); INWOOD, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Adult Health; Cert. No. 306834; Cal. No. 30986 30987
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of accessing, without authorization, the medical record of two patients who were not under her care.
CHARLOTTE DARKOA ASARE; GERMANTOWN, MD
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 517297; Cal. No. 31097 31099
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of falsely stating on two (2) registration renewal applications that no charges were pending against her in any jurisdiction for professional misconduct.
CHARLOTTE DARKOA ASARE; GERMANTOWN, MD
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 263648; Cal. No. 31097 31099
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of falsely stating on two (2) registration renewal applications that no charges were pending against her in any jurisdiction for professional misconduct.
GORDON JAMES AZZARELLA; CHERRY CREEK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 568236; Cal. No. 30887
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of medication administration errors.
STEPHANIE BABOULIS; MANALAPAN, NJ
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 244565; Cal. No. 31349 31350
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Eluding, a crime of the 3rd Degree in the State of New Jersey, which in New York State would constitute Unlawful Fleeing a police Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the 3rd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.