FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 24 , 2007
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REGENTS ACTIONS IN 69 PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE CASES
October 22-23, 2007
The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the surrender of 8 licenses and 61 other disciplinary actions. The penalty indicated for each case relates solely to the misconduct set forth in that particular case.
Dentistry
Gideon Kay; 145 Hummingbird Drive, Roslyn, NY 11576; Lic. No. 029840; Cal. No. 23575; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of dentistry while his ability to practice was impaired by physical disability.
Engineering and Land Surveying
John L. Teramo; Professional Engineer; 110 Linkside Drive, St. Simons Island, GA 31522; Lic. No. 039680; Cal. No. 23446; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain for at least six (6) years all plans documents, computations, records, and professional evaluations he prepared relating to work he had signed and sealed.
Nursing
Kyle Glenn Harris; Registered Professional Nurse; 2587 Morrcrest Drive, Corning, NY 14830; Lic. No. 482198; Cal. No. 23518; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully physically harassing a patient.
Kathryn Corrine Brewer a/k/a Kathryn C. Murphy; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 1129 Lake Royale, Louisburg, NC 27549-7089; Lic. Nos. 149160, 476181; Cal. Nos. 23544, 23539; Application to surrender licenses granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in North Carolina.
Kimberly Kozakiewicz; Licensed Practical Nurse; 819 Michigan Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12303; Lic. No. 232503; Cal. No. 23547; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of diversion of drugs, lying on re-registration, and working without being registered.
Mary E. Kenyon; Licensed Practical Nurse; 9 Regina Drive, Cortland, NY 13045; Lic. No. 237815; Cal. No. 23576; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Willful Violation of Health Laws (patient neglect) and Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd Degree.
Pharmacy
Farid Uddin Syed; 79 Jefferson Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501; Lic. No. 039035; Cal. No. 23599; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 4th Degree, a class C felony.
II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
Acupuncture
Phyllis Ruth Olson; 1158 49th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101; Lic. No. 001291; Cal. No. 23463; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation.
Architecture
Wallace Chu; 12 Tulip Drive, Glen Cove, NY 11542-1442; Lic. No. 008450; Cal. No. 23343; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, upon service of suspension 1 year probation, $1,000 fine payable within the first two months of suspension.
Clinical Laboratory Practitioner
Blasina Rodriguez; Clinical Laboratory Technician; 1652 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10031-1628; Cert. No. 001289; Cal. No. 23495; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Annulment of certificate to practice as a clinical laboratory technician.
Cindy S. Lee; Clinical Laboratory Technician; 275 Cherry Street, New York, NY 10002-7946; Cert. No. 001168; Cal. No. 23521; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Annulment of certificate to practice as a clinical laboratory technician.
Dentistry
Phillip Frank; 715 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206-4405; Lic. No. 026392; Cal. No. 23597; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year actual suspension, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation, 100 hours public service.
Engineering and Land Surveying
William M. Judge; Professional Engineer; 1300 Diane Drive, Seaford, NY 11783; Lic. No. 060844; Cal. No. 23464; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Nursing
Fran Hillary Waring; Registered Professional Nurse; 50 Brompton Road, Great Neck, NY 11021; Lic. No. 478127; Cal. No. 22461; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 3 months and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice, $250 fine.
Judith Ann Soloway; Licensed Practical Nurse; 317 Chemung Street, Sayre, PA 18840; Lic. No. 216724; Cal. No. 22556; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 11 month stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Harvey Alan Zucker; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 220 Pelham Road, New Rochelle, NY 10805; 1005 Pelhamdale Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803; Lic. Nos. 231071, 467475; Cal. Nos. 23006, 23005; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 3 months and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Mark Louis Madcharo; Registered Professional Nurse; 862 Union Street, Schenectady, NY 12308; Lic. No. 499908; Cal. No. 23091; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Anthony Michael Curcio; Registered Professional Nurse; 34 Redwood Drive, Penfield, NY 14526; Lic. No. 531070; Cal. No. 23159; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 9 month stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Margaret R. Brock; Licensed Practical Nurse; 3545 Raven Street, Levittown, NY 11756; Lic. No. 243868; Cal. No. 23184; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Michael Boomer; Licensed Practical Nurse; 38 Winnie Avenue, Ravena, NY 12143; Lic. No. 254307; Cal. No. 23283; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 24 month suspension, execution of last 22 months of suspension stayed, upon return to practice probation 2 years, $500 fine payable within 6 months of service of Order.
Kathleen Patricia Schmidt a/k/a Hauret; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 6301 Inducon Drive East, Sanborn, NY 14132; Lic. Nos. 255355, 496072; Cal. Nos. 23331, 23330; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 12 months and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation to commence when return to practice, $500 fine.
Beulah Tovera Mudvary; Licensed Practical Nurse; 199 Princeton Avenue, Corning, NY 14830; Lic. No. 199460; Cal. No. 23374; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Walter Robert Kimble; Licensed Practical Nurse; 106 Cedar Road, Lakeview, NY 11552; Lic. No. 265659; Cal. No. 23375; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Andrew B. Jones; Registered Professional Nurse; 53 Garden Drive, Rochester, NY 14609; Lic. No. 455148; Cal. No. 23376; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Dulcie Marie White; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 6537 Dix Road, Rome, NY 13440; Lic. Nos. 140748, 328632; Cal. Nos. 23387, 23388; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Tammy L. Garner a/k/a Tammy Louise Garner; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 24 Waverly Street, Potsdam, NY 13676; Lic. Nos. 234593, 499821; Cal. Nos. 23391, 23392; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Rogelita Rogel Arias; Registered Professional Nurse; 27 Sherbrooke Drive, Hauppauge, NY 11787-4725; Lic. No. 250329; Cal. No. 23394; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Belinda Marie Lougher; Registered Professional Nurse; 429 Chemung Street, Waverly, NY 14892; Lic. No. 475140; Cal. No. 23396; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 3 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Kathleen A. Baxter; Registered Professional Nurse; 51 Mary’s Road, Windsor, NY 13865; Lic. No. 464527; Cal. No. 23426; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Kyung Ja Jung; Registered Professional Nurse; 200 Lexington Avenue, Oyster Bay, NY 11771-2100; Lic. No. 439968; Cal. No. 23435; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Nancy J. Bradley; Licensed Practical Nurse; 1413 Quaker Road, Barker, NY 14012-9638; Lic. No. 091673; Cal. No. 23438; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Rachel L. Wright; Licensed Practical Nurse; 505 North 8th Street, Olean, NY 14760; Lic. No. 273548; Cal. No. 23439; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation if and when return to practice, $250 fine.
Theresa A. Van Hoose a/k/a Stoke; Registered Professional Nurse; 2107 Finley Road, Walworth, NY 14568; Lic. No. 492409; Cal. No. 23440; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice, $500 fine.
Michelle A. Baratta a/k/a Michelle Ann Rodriguez; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 50 Island Parkway, Island Park, NY 11558; Lic. Nos. 208849, 426745; Cal. Nos. 23447, 23448; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Julie Virginia Williams; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 2656 Huntington Road, P.O. Box 117, West Eaton, NY 13484; Lic. Nos. 268733, 532799; Cal. Nos. 23455, 23457; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Charles James Gonder; Registered Professional Nurse; 3 Hart Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735; Lic. No. 533425; Cal. No. 23461; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
George Edward Ball; Licensed Practical Nurse; 216 N. Seward Avenue, Auburn, NY 13021-9716; Lic. No. 130908; Cal. No. 23465; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Louise Christine Giglio; Licensed Practical Nurse; 228 Hayward Street, Yonkers, NY 10704; Lic. No. 255058; Cal. No. 23478; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Altide Jean; Licensed Practical Nurse; 123-12 152nd Street, Jamaica, NY 11434; Lic. No. 259991; Cal. No. 23485; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Wendy Pamela Jackson; Licensed Practical Nurse; 86 Hamilton Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10705; Lic. No. 274538; Cal. No. 23497; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Ruthanne Wright; Registered Professional Nurse; P.O. Box 210, 38 West Street, Millerton, NY 12546-0210; Lic. No. 515793; Cal. No. 23504; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Arif Rehmat Masih; Registered Professional Nurse; 37‑19 69th Street, Woodside, NY 11377; Lic. No. 438035; Cal. No. 23507; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 3 years probation if and when return to practice, $500 fine.
David W. Chadderdon; Registered Professional Nurse; 11 Pulver Avenue, Ravena, NY 12143; Lic. No. 462206; Cal. No. 23511; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Barbara Rose Lanieri a/k/a Barbara Rose Hutter; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 2005 Foxglove Circle, Bellport, NY 11713; Lic. Nos. 208042, 424808; Cal. Nos. 23519, 23520; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Raquel M. Falesbork; Registered Professional Nurse; 1808 Beverly Road, Brooklyn, NY 11226; Lic. No. 452860; Cal. No. 23548; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Ann Marie M. Kakavand; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 37 St. James Road, Cheektowaga, NY 14225; 1685 Hopkins Road, Getzville, NY 14068; Lic. Nos. 149666, 356193; Cal. Nos. 23558, 23559; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 2 years and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 3 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Pharmacy
Joseph Ackman; 4173 Labyrinth Road, Baltimore, MD 21215-2202; Lic. No. 028022; Cal. No. 23417; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Christine Williams Lazarony a/k/a Christine Ellen Williams; 6445 Alltees Drive, Livonia, NY 14487; Lic. No. 039668; Cal. No. 23432; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Zafar H. Khan; 31 Stonebury Crossing, Pittsford, NY 14534; Lic. No. 030510; Cal. No. 23442; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Cheung Lee Pharmacy, Inc. d/b/a Independence Drug and Trading; Pharmacy; 352½ Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013; Reg. No. 018776; Cal. No. 23475; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Kwong Yuen Yip; 352½ Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013; Lic. No. 030365; Cal. No. 23476; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Genovese Drug Stores, Inc. d/b/a Eckerd; Pharmacy; 2125 Broadway, Long Island City, NY 11106; Reg. No. 014872; Cal. No. 23486; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $7,500 fine.
Rite Aid of New York, Inc.; Pharmacy; 81 First Avenue, New York, NY 10003; Reg. No. 022817; Cal. No. 23487; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $5,000 fine.
Rite Aid of New York, Inc.; Pharmacy; 956 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10022; Reg. No. 022661; Cal. No. 23488; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $5,000 fine.
Public Accountancy
Howard H. Cohen; Certified Public Accountant; 129 Rogers Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10804; Lic. No. 057825; Cal. No. 23496; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Partial actual suspension for no less than 1 year and until terminated as set forth in consent order application, 2 years probation, $7,500 fine.
Respiratory Therapy
Douglas Jay Morse; Respiratory Therapist; 116 Woodruff Street, Watertown, NY 13601; Lic. No. 003660; Cal. No. 23323; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Social Work
Alissa Hecker Haber; Licensed Master Social Worker; 843 Flanders Drive, North Woodmere, NY 11581; Lic. No. 051506; Cal. No. 23490; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Veterinary Medicine
Ronald J. Peters; 3161 State Route 40, Greenwich, NY 12834; Lic. No. 003963; Cal. No. 23309; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 24 month suspension, execution of last 15 months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months, $1,000 fine.
Michael M. McCarthy; 47 Sherwood Gate, Oyster Bay, NY 11771; Lic. No. 010479; Cal. No. 23650; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Annulment of license to practice as a veterinarian.
The Board of Regents voted on October 23, 2007 to reconsider the October 24, 2006, disciplinary action imposed on Edward J. Daly, Licensed Master Social Worker. The Board voted to grant the application for reconsideration modifying the penalty previously imposed.
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