Regents Actions in 44 Professional Discipline Cases

I. REVOCATION AND SURRENDERS

Nursing

Shannon Marie Salva; Registered Professional Nurse; Syracuse, NY 13209, Binghamton, NY 13903; Lic. No. 492732; Cal. No. 31810; Found guilty of violation of probation; Penalty: Revocation.

Wendy Jeanne Gagnon a/k/a Wendy J. Gagnon; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Tupper Lake, NY 12986; Lic. Nos. 091523, 275181; Cal. Nos. 33297, 33298; Application to surrender licenses granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having signed fake initials indicating that there was a witness to the destruction of narcotic medication, when in fact, no one ever witnessed the destruction of the narcotic medications.

Grace Samuel; Registered Professional Nurse; Jamison, PA 18929-1643; Lic. No. 569997; Cal. No. 33313; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of New Jersey, documenting that a percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy tube was intact in a patient when it had been previously removed.

Denny Clay Farris; Registered Professional Nurse; Santa Rosa, CA 95409-5610; Lic. No. 520167; Cal. No. 33345; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of California, while restraining a psychiatric patient, placing his hand around said patient’s throat.

Physical Therapy

Carlos M. Negron; Physical Therapist; Astoria, NY 11106; Lic. No. 010400; Cal. No. 33346; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Sex Act in the 3rd Degree, a class E felony.

II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

Architecture

Christine J. Bodouva; Architect; Sands Point, NY 11050, Port Washington, NY 11050; Lic. No. 024402; Cal. No. 31479; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 years actual suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.

Clinical Laboratory Technology Practice

Carlos G. Delgado; Certified Clinical Laboratory Technician; Mamaroneck, NY 10543; Cert. No. 001285; Cal. No. 29172; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Kimberly Dawn Tesch; Certified Clinical Laboratory Technician; Green Island, NY 12183; Cert. No. 001988; Cal. No. 31556; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation.

Dentistry

Daniela L. Hijazin; Dentist; Mamaroneck, NY 10543; Lic. No. 049140; Cal. No. 33112; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, $2,500 fine.

Shay Markovitch; Dentist; Yonkers, NY 10701; Lic. No. 054658; Cal. No. 33174; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.

Massage Therapy

Ji Bin Wang; Massage Therapist; Franklin Square, NY 11010; Lic. No. 023225; Cal. No. 33164; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $750 fine.

Nursing

Jill Marie Smith; Registered Professional Nurse; Painted Post, NY 14870; Lic. No. 631155; Cal. No. 32415; 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.

Sherry Vernise Stokes a/k/a Sherry Vernise Scurry; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatry); Huntington, NY 11743; Lic. Nos. 229940, 457274, Cert. No. 401362; Cal. Nos. 32639, 32640, 32641; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Donald John Alff; Registered Professional Nurse; Santee, CA 92071-2215; Lic. No. 469214; Cal. No. 32785; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:  2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation.

Emilee Beth Broadwell; Registered Professional Nurse; Syracuse, NY 13219; Lic. No. 645928; Cal. No. 32977; 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.

Brian Alan Lancer; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Family Health); Wilmington, NC 28412; Lic. Nos. 241999, 492570, Cert. No. 336824; Cal. Nos. 32998, 32997, 32999; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Todd Louis Warren; Registered Professional Nurse; Rochester, NY 14607; Lic. No. 670968; Cal. No. 33035; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Sarah S. Parsley; Licensed Practical Nurse; Medford, NY 11763-1671; Lic. No. 298856; Cal. No. 33121; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Christa Marie Kelsey; Registered Professional Nurse; Canandaigua, NY 14424; Lic. No. 662743; Cal. No. 33156; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Rickell Jalyssa Gordon; Registered Professional Nurse; Rochester, NY 14613-1122; Lic. No. 682852; Cal. No, 33157; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Anne Maudeline Destine; Licensed Practical Nurse; Westbury, NY 11590; Lic. No. 339848; Cal. No. 33166; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Katie Lynne Wojcik; Registered Professional Nurse; Mayfield, NY 12117; Lic. No. 733449; Cal. No. 33183; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Puanani Eve Miner; Licensed Practical Nurse; Syracuse, NY 13209; Lic. No. 284123; Cal. No. 33226; 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.

Denise Patriaco; Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Family Health); Westwood, NJ 07675; Lic. No. 493266, Cert. No. 332434; Cal. Nos. 33237, 33209; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.

Nicole Elizabeth Rickards; Registered Professional Nurse; North Chili, NY 14514-1208; Lic. No. 604865; Cal. No. 33240; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Lovely R. Henry; Licensed Practical Nurse; Henderson, NV 89074; Lic. No. 280622; Cal. No. 33262; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, $250 fine.

Danielle Renee Green; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Pomona, NY 10970; Lic. Nos. 321673, 709449; Cal. Nos. 33271, 33270; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.

Wayne M. Hinkley; Licensed Practical Nurse; Sloan, NY 14206; Lic. No. 289336; Cal. No. 33291; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Pharmacy

Pharmscript, LLC; Pharmacy; Vestal, NY 13850; Reg. No. 030935; Cal. No. 32864; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, $5,000 fine.

Ira Paul Grosser; Pharmacist; Rochester, NY 14618; Lic. No. 042229; Cal. No, 33278; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.

Public Accountancy

Alan H. Goldberg; Certified Public Accountant; Marlboro, NJ 07746-1810; Lic. No. 033984; Cal. No. 33094; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $20,000 fine.

James Howard Liggett; Certified Public Accountant; New York, NY 10001; Lic. No. 081585; Cal. No. 33115; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Partial actual suspension in the area of auditing publicly traded companies for no less than 1 year, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.

Thomas Gerard Kober; Certified Public Accountant; East Quogue, NY 11942; Lic. No. 051160; Cal. No. 33147; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

Christopher Lee Stanley; Certified Public Accountant; Bedford, NY 10506; Lic. No. 090588; Cal. No. 33259; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

Social Work

Kristie Leigh Scott-Lein; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Norwich, NY 13815; Lic. No. 072741; Cal. No. 32723; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Elena Hatzakos; Licensed Master Social Worker; Port Washington, NY 11050; Lic. No. 091800; Cal. No. 32910; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine. 

Rachel Elana Harlich; Licensed Master Social Worker; Brooklyn, NY 11213; Lic. No. 109911; Cal. No. 33084; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.