FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 11, 2007
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Jonathan Burman or Tom Dunn at (518) 474-1201
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REGENTS ACTIONS IN 47 PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE CASES
AND 1 RESTORATION PETITION
September 10, 2007
The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the revocation of 1 license, surrender of 4 licenses, and 42 other disciplinary actions. The penalty indicated for each case relates solely to the misconduct set forth in that particular case. In addition, the Board acted upon 1 restoration petition
Acupuncture
Peter Cunneen; 167 Benedict Avenue, Tarrytown, NY 10591; Lic. No. 000603; Cal. No. 23501; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of practicing the profession of acupuncture while his license was suspended.
Dentistry
Anthony W. Richardson; 220-15 109th Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11429; Lic. No. 038390; Cal. No. 22908; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Nursing
Carol Marie Churchill; Registered Professional Nurse; 4912 North Jefferson Street, Pulaski, NY 13142; Lic. No. 536923; Cal. No. 23406; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to notify a physician of a patient’s condition, failing to document treatments and failing to use appropriate patient transfer protocols.
Karen Anne Lindsey; Registered Professional Nurse; 14 Delmar Place, Delmar, NY 12054; Lic. No. 489590; Cal. No. 23540; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of falsely documenting that controlled substances were administered to patients.
Public Accountancy
Wayne Jay Forman; Certified Public Accountant; 70 Longfellow Road, Great Neck, NY 11023-1912; Lic. No. 052287; Cal. No. 23552; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 2nd Degree, a class C felony.
II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
Architecture
Noel Tung Wan Wong; 414 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; Lic. No. 026782; Cal. No. 22026; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $10,000 fine.
Noel Wong Architect P.C.; 767 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017; Cal. No. 22027; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation.
Stephen L. Cohan; 171 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016; Lic. No. 011222; Cal. No. 23156; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Clinical Laboratory Practitioner
Dharti K. Patel; Clinical Laboratory Technician; 39-82 65th Place, Woodside, NY 11377-3794; Cert. No. 000404; Cal. No. 23413; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Annulment of certificate to practice as a clinical laboratory technician.
Shamsul Rahman; Clinical Laboratory Technologist; 284 East 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218-4206; Lic. No. 005364; Cal. No. 23416; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Annulment of license to practice as a clinical laboratory technologist.
Dentistry
Robert Joshua Wind; 2 Executive Boulevard, Suffern, NY 10901; Lic. No. 044634; Cal. No. 22611; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $5,000 fine.
Thomas Charles Burm, Jr.; 2800 Lyell Spencerport Road, Spencerport, NY 14559; Lic. No. 047956; Cal. No. 23040; 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, $1,500 fine.
Paul James Siu; 57 West 58 Street, New York, NY 10019; Lic. No. 041252; Cal. No. 23317; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Herbert Franklin Fenton a/k/a Herbert Fenton; 12 Park Drive, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; Lic. No. 029341; Cal. No. 23367; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 years suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed.
Nursing
Yasmine Nelson Hall; Licensed Practical Nurse; 1170 Nameoke Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691; Lic. No. 247869; Cal. No. 21531; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Maureen Mauverick Barham; Licensed Practical Nurse; 4181 Dereimer Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466; Lic. No. 213709; Cal. No. 22304; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed; probation 2 years.
Irene Sara Chaffee; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 149 Church Street, Hoosick Falls, NY 12090; Lic. Nos. 128225, 442412; Cal. Nos. 22986, 22985; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension, 10 month stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Barbara L. Jockers; Registered Professional Nurse; 26 Guardian Drive, Mount Sinai, NY 11766; Lic. No. 500027; Cal. No. 23028; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month suspension, 2 years probation.
Michael J. Vickner; Registered Professional Nurse; 528 Third Street, Newburg, NY 12550; Lic. No. 301440; Cal. No. 23076; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Diane Lynn Westlake; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 49 Wall Street, Auburn, NY 13021; Lic. Nos. 164290, 362099; Cal. Nos. 23131, 23132; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension of no less than 3 months and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation upon return to practice.
Jenny Aja Uguru; Registered Professional Nurse; 130 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY 11226; Lic. No. 533709; Cal. No. 23149; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Christine D. McCargar; Licensed Practical Nurse; 736 Coffeen Street, Watertown, NY 13601-1343; Lic. No. 062862; Cal. No. 23154; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Larry Keith Henderson a/k/a Larry K. Henderson; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 260 Locust Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520; Lic. Nos. 178685, 432336; Cal. Nos. 23209, 22551; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Martha Jane Swartz; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 215 Bridge Street, Corning, NY 14830; Lic. Nos. 172326, 372539; Cal. Nos. 23360, 23359; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Gale C. Knight; Registered Professional Nurse; 820 Colgate Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473-4861; Lic. No. 292131; Cal. No. 23389; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $5,000 fine.
Doris Raniolo a/k/a Doris B. Raniolo; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 136 Fillmore Street, Massapequa Park, NY 11762-1510; Lic. Nos. 126972, 341525; Cal. Nos. 23412, 23411; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Lori A. Souliske; Licensed Practical Nurse; 5300 Southview Drive, Lockport, NY 14094; Lic. No. 247677; Cal. No. 23421; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for a minimum of 9 months and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation if and when return to practice.
Kelly Lynn Klock; Licensed Practical Nurse; 8766 Lovere Trail, Cicero, NY 13039; Lic. No. 228778; Cal. No. 23427; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Jodi Michele Scott; Registered Professional Nurse; 753 Route 82, Hopewell Junction, NY 12553; Lic. No. 488914; Cal. No. 23477; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $750 fine.
Pharmacy
Ani Monachan Mathai; 34 Irving Lane, New Hyde Park, NY 11040; Lic. No. 044753; Cal. No. 23325; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Jorge Luis Winter; 1900 Stanley Drive, Merrick, NY 11566-5320; Lic. No. 032066; Cal. No. 23354; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
M & J Chemists Inc. d/b/a Ocean Chemists; Pharmacy; 1900 Stanley Drive, Merrick, NY 11566; Reg. No. 016988; Cal. No. 23355; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $5,000 fine.
Lincoln Place Pharmacy Inc.; Pharmacy; 1135 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11213; Reg. No. 023440; Cal. No. 23381; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $5,000 fine.
Rite Aid of New York, Inc. #4297; Pharmacy; 1900 Grant Boulevard, Syracuse, NY 13208; Reg. No. 023516; Cal. No. 23390; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $5,000 fine.
Rite Aid of New York, Inc. #1193; Pharmacy; 3 Main Street, Delhi, NY 13753-1109; Reg. No. 017356; Cal. No. 23401; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $5,000 fine.
Scott Burko; 69 Stonewall Circle, West Harrison, NY 10604; Lic. No. 036863; Cal. No. 23425; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 3 month suspension.
Podiatry
Stephen Bradley Ravitz; 63 Main Street, Kings Park, NY 11754; Lic. No. 004798; Cal. No. 23321; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Public Accountancy
G. William Hatfield; Certified Public Accountant; 131 Main Street, Oneida, NY 13421; Lic. No. 033353; Cal. No. 23165; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 month actual suspension, 30 month stayed suspension, 3 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Peter Mertz; Certified Public Accountant; 226 East 85th Street, New York, NY 10028-3088; Lic. No. 044599; Cal. No. 23420; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Respiratory Therapy
Barbara Esther Listengart a/k/a Night; Respiratory Therapy Technician; 147 West Gray Street, Elmira, NY 14901; Lic. No. 000354; Cal. No. 23383; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for a minimum of 3 months and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Social Work
Justine Serena Tomkin; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; 121 Stonehurst Lane, Dix Hills, NY 11746; Lic. No. 025354; Cal. No. 23357; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $750 fine.
Veterinary Medicine
Kathleen Seitel West; 114 Southside Drive, Owego, NY 13827; Lic. No. 004958; Cal. No. 23326; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,000 fine.
The Board of Regents voted on September 10, 2007 to deny the petition for restoration of the physician license of Anthony B. Reddy, 711 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA 92648. Dr. Reddy’s license was originally revoked effective July 23, 1999.
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