Regents Actions In 50 Professional Discipline Cases

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; Registered Professional Nurse; Laurel Springs, NJ 08201-4821; Lic. No. 483052; Cal. 23829; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

John Ray Whitman; Registered 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; Pharmacist; Brooklyn, NY 11236; Lic. No. 040602; Cal. 24698; Application to surrender license granted.  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.; Pharmacy; 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; Forest Hills, NY 11375; Lic. No. 008381; Cal. No. 24399; Application to surrender license granted.  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; Forest 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; Merrick, 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; Williamsville, 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; Great 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; 28 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; Professional 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; Professional 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; 3901 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; Greenwich, 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; Licensed 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; Registered 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; Licensed 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; Registered 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; Licensed 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; Licensed 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; Registered 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; Registered 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; Licensed 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; Licensed 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; Registered 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; Licensed 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; Licensed 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; Registered 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; Registered 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; Licensed 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; Licensed 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; Argyle, 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; Monroe, 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; Pharmacy; 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; West 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.; Pharmacy; 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; Oceanside, 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; Physical 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; Physical 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; Little 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; New 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.; 1 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; Certified 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; Certified 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.