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Regents Actions In 50 Professional Discipline Cases
December 14-15, 2009
The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the revocation of 1 license, surrender of 3 licenses and 1 registration, and 45 other disciplinary actions. The penalty indicated for each case relates solely to the misconduct set forth in that particular case.
I. REVOCATION AND SURRENDERS
Nursing
Alyson Renee Gill;ÌýRegistered Professional Nurse; Laurel Springs, NJ 08201-4821; Lic. No. 483052; Cal. 23829; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
John Ray Whitman;ÌýRegistered Professional Nurse; Gardiner, NY 12525; Lic. No. 311811; Cal. No. 24842; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Sexual Abuse in the 2nd Degree.
Pharmacy
Fidelis Tony Ibeh;ÌýPharmacist; Brooklyn, NY 11236; Lic. No. 040602; Cal. 24698; Application to surrender license granted.Ìý Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to properly supervise a pharmacy; violating pharmacy rules and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy; failing to account for controlled substances purchased by the pharmacy; and dispensing controlled substances pursuant to forged prescriptions.
Rite Quality Pharmacy, Inc.;ÌýPharmacy; 614 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225; Reg. No. 023135; Cal. No. 24699; Application to surrender registration granted. Summary: Registrant admitted to charges of failing to properly supervise a pharmacy; violating pharmacy rules and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy; failing to account for controlled substances purchased by the pharmacy; and dispensing controlled substances pursuant to forged prescriptions.
Psychology
Gabriel G. Feldmar;ÌýForest Hills, NY 11375; Lic. No. 008381; Cal. No. 24399; Application to surrender license granted.Ìý Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records in the 1st Degree; Conspiracy in the 4th Degree; Attempted Grand Larceny in the 2nd Degree; Insurance Fraud in the 3rd Degree; Attempted Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree; Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree; and Insurance Fraud in the 4th Degree.
II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
Architecture
Andras Krasznoi;ÌýForest Hills, NY 11374; Lic. No. 027716; Cal. No. 24596; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $7,500 fine.
Dentistry
Luis Jose Guzman;ÌýMerrick, NY 11566; Lic. No. 046542; Cal. No. 23840; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Douglas Gregory Saturnino;ÌýWilliamsville, NY 14221; Lic. No. 042448; Cal. No. 24703; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Alan Kazlow;ÌýGreat Neck, NY 11023; Lic. No. 026999; Cal. No. 24643; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $5,000 fine.
Alan Kazlow DDS PC;Ìý28 Shore Park Road, Great Neck, NY 11024; Cal. No. 24645; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation.
Engineering and Land Surveying
Daniel E. Kreuz;ÌýProfessional Engineer; Buffalo, NY 14216; Lic. No. 061316; Cal. No. 24271; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,000 fine.
Patrick Hao Chen;ÌýProfessional Engineer; Forest Hills, NY 11375-4147; Lic. No. 074885; Cal. No. 24751; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation, $2,000 fine.
PC Design-Build Engineering PLLC;Ìý3901 Main Street, Suite 610, Flushing, NY 11354-5482; Cal. No. 24752; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $2,000 fine, 1 year probation.
Massage Therapy
Gloria Riordan Collery;ÌýGreenwich, NY 12834; Lic. No. 013348; Cal. No. 24513; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Nursing
Diane M. Bieniewicz a/k/a Diane M. Bieniewicz-Fitzgerald;ÌýLicensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Riverhead, NY 11901; Lic. Nos. 180775, 397748; Cal. Nos. 22692, 22693; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Catherine F. Lugtu;ÌýRegistered Professional Nurse; Port Washington, NY 11050; Lic. No. 513856; Cal. No. 23358; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Wendi L. Pugh;ÌýLicensed Practical Nurse; Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759; Lic. No. 254192; Cal. No. 23922; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite suspension until successfully complete drug abuse program and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence if and when return to practice, $1,500 fine to be paid within 3 months.
Jahnn Hansen Gibson;ÌýRegistered Professional Nurse; Johnstown, NY 12095; Lic. No. 398337; Cal. No. 24090; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Jeffrey S. Zeller;ÌýLicensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Victor, NY 14564; Lic. Nos. 180134, 491733; Cal. Nos. 24302, 24301; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $750 fine.
Ashaunti Bond;ÌýLicensed Practical Nurse; Brentwood, NY 11717; Lic. No. 258680; Cal. No. 24516; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Irina Marenova;ÌýRegistered Professional Nurse; Brooklyn, NY 11235; Lic. No. 485989; Cal. No. 24541; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Anne M. Rappaport a/k/a Anne Vacarro;ÌýRegistered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner; Staten Island, NY 10310; Lic. No. 300289, Cert. No. 331626; Cal. Nos. 24549, 24550; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice and until successful participation in course of therapy and treatment, as necessary, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice, $500 fine payable within 30 days.
Cindy A. Morphet a/k/a Cindy A. Mosher;ÌýLicensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582; Lic. Nos. 149155, 345582; Cal. Nos. 24579, 24580; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Rosalind Mathews;ÌýLicensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Bergenfield, NJ 07621; Lic. Nos. 126478, 335565; Cal. Nos. 24603, 23881; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Ethel Nantona Garzon;ÌýRegistered Professional Nurse; Westbury, NY 11590-6114; Lic. No. 566912; Cal. No. 24665; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Jennifer A. Kohlmeyer;ÌýLicensed Practical Nurse; Coxsackie, NY 12051; Lic. No. 268449; Cal. No. 24708; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Seidel R. Small;ÌýLicensed Practical Nurse; Brooklyn, NY 11236; Lic. No. 263181; Cal. No. 24772; 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.
Nancy A. Barclay;ÌýRegistered Professional Nurse; Elmira, NY 14901; Lic. No. 284680; Cal. No. 24801; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Valerie Karen Ramsey Cummins;ÌýRegistered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner; Hagaman, NY 12086; Lic. No. 487777, Cert. No. 400911; Cal. Nos. 24805, 24804; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Ellen D. Ramirez;ÌýLicensed Practical Nurse; Hornell, NY 14843; Lic. No. 131844, Cal. No. 24806; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Christina Lynn Jones;ÌýLicensed Practical Nurse; Elmira, NY 14904; Lic. No. 285797; Cal. No. 24857; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $250 fine payable within 6 months.
Occupational Therapy
Deborah L. Wells;ÌýArgyle, NY 12809; Lic. No. 004520; Cal. No. 24446; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Pharmacy
Scott Berliner;ÌýMonroe, NY 10950-1439; Lic. No. 030700; Cal. No. 24620; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Life Science Pharmacy Inc. d/b/a Scott's Pharmacy/VetRx;ÌýPharmacy; 144 Route 17M, Harriman, NY 10926; Reg. No. 025104; Cal. No. 24621; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Rifat Razeq;ÌýWest New York, NJ 07093-1910; Lic. No. 047735; Cal. No. 24683; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Rite Aid of New York, Inc.;ÌýPharmacy; 1510 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10033; Reg. No. 024385; Cal. No. 24700; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $7,500 fine, 1 year probation.
Howard Levine;ÌýOceanside, NY 11572; Lic. No. 032597; Cal. No. 24789; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Physical Therapy
Oluwatoyin John Fadugba;ÌýPhysical Therapist; Elmont, NY 11003; Lic. No. 017495; Cal. No. 24585; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Charles William McGarvie;ÌýPhysical Therapist; Bethel, CT 06801; Lic. No. 009215; Cal. No. 24776; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.
Podiatry
Wayne Douglas Waldman;ÌýLittle Neck, NY 11362; Lic. No. 005244; Cal. No. 24036; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Jerome Benjamin Leff;ÌýNew York, NY 10038; Lic. No. 003415; Cal. No. 24161; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Maiden Lane Podiatry, P.C.;Ìý1 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038; Cal. No. 24162; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $10,000 fine payable within 2 months.
Public Accountancy
Dennis J. Hart;ÌýCertified Public Accountant; Utica, NY 13503-0477; Lic. No. 048232; Cal. No. 24680; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Marilyn F. Pulaski;ÌýCertified Public Accountant; Woodside, NY 11373-7540; Lic. No. 041279; Cal. No. 24767; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $750 fine.
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