Regents Actions In 74 Professional Discipline Cases

The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the revocation of 2 licenses, the surrender of 4 licenses and 1 certificate, as well as 67 other disciplinary actions.  The penalty indicated for each case relates solely to the misconduct set forth in that particular case.

I.  REVOCATIONS AND SURRENDERS

ACUPUNCTURE

Anatoliy Sunik; Brooklyn, NY 11232; Lic. No. 002919; Cal. No. 25477; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Health Care Fraud, a felony.

NURSING

Alicia A. Smith; Licensed Practical Nurse; Schenectady, NY 12307; Lic. No. 292014; Cal. No. 25557; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records; Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person; and Willful Violation of Health Laws.

Colleen M. Shiels; Licensed Practical Nurse; Bedford Hills, NY 10507-2400, Corning, NY 14830; Lic. No. 286330; Cal. No. 25709; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

Cathleen Boyd Deshetler; Nurse Practitioner (Family Health); Staatsburg, NY 12580; Cert. No. 331127; Cal. No. 25717; Application to surrender certificate granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a misdemeanor.

Stephanie A. Czirr; Licensed Practical Nurse; Oswego, NY 13126; Lic. No. 269517; Cal. No. 25725; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

Eugene Ray Ortloff; Licensed Practical Nurse; Binghamton, NY 13905; Lic. No. 225506; Cal. No. 25864; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person.

Deborah J. Groth; Licensed Practical Nurse; Buffalo, NY 14222; Lic. No. 072934; Cal. No. 25871; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of 3 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the 1st Degree.

II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

ARCHITECTURE

Claude Hurt, Jr.; Roosevelt Island, NY 10044-0023; Lic. No. 017489; Cal. No. 25083; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension, 10 month stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.

Campion Acheson Platt; New York, NY 10016; Lic. No. 019678; Cal. No. 25655; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension with leave to apply for early termination after service of a minimum of 1 year of suspension upon submission of certain documentation, upon service of or early termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $5,000 fine.

Timothy R. Baker; Orlando, FL 32801; Lic. No. 028718; Cal. No. 25797; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine payable within 3 months.

DENTISTRY

Maziar Izadi; Dentist; Clinton, NY 13323; Lic. No. 053024; Cal. No. 25367; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Partial actual suspension in certain area until successfully complete course of retraining in said certain area and until upon termination thereof, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.

Rhonda Madeline Kavee; Dentist, Dental Enteral Conscious Sedation; New York, NY 10010; Lic. No. 044039, Cert. No. 000111; Cal. Nos. 25720, 25721; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

NURSING

Desaline Gittens; Registered Professional Nurse; Brooklyn, NY 11226; Lic. No. 581869; Cal. No. 25095; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.

Charles Wolff; Registered Professional Nurse; Stormville, NY 12582; Lic. No. 528092; Cal. No. 25358; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Glenda N. Crawford; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rochester, NY 14621-3213; Lic. No. 283324; Cal. No. 25368; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Karen M. Higgins a/k/a Karen Michelle Dolan; Registered Professional Nurse; Middle Village, NY 11379; Lic. No. 587397; Cal. No. 25374; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension commencing December 1, 2011 and terminating January 31, 2012, 22 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Mary Ann Fabian; Registered Professional Nurse; Binghamton, NY 13903; Lic. No. 338987; Cal. No. 25388; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Althenia S. Bethel; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rochester, NY 14611; Lic. No. 267477; Cal. No. 25400; 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, $500 fine payable within 90 days.

Janet M. Evans a/k/a Janet M. Marshall; Registered Professional Nurse; North Syracuse, NY 13212; Lic. No. 439422; Cal. No. 25489; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Kathleen Riefler; Registered Professional Nurse; Marcellus, NY 13108-9607; Lic. No. 222700; Cal. No. 25491; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Kerry William Davis; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Plattsburgh, NY 12901; Lic. Nos. 259086, 542150; Cal. Nos. 25536, 25537; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Katina N. Chiera; Registered Professional Nurse; Clifton Park, NY 12065; Lic. No. 586632; Cal. No. 25581; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Censure and Reprimand.

Leland Vance Bendel; Registered Professional Nurse; Gardiner, NY 12525-0160; Lic. No. 605648; Cal. No. 25641; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Lorraine J. Sgarlata; Licensed Practical Nurse; Bridgeport, NY 13030; Lic. No. 273281; Cal. No. 25660; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Glenn Wurtzel; Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatry); New York, NY 10021; Lic. No. 517707, Cert. No. 400680; Cal. Nos. 25672, 25744; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.

Denise Marie Romero; Licensed Practical Nurse; Malone, NY 12953; Lic. No. 160102; Cal. No. 25682; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.

Sandor Emerich Gorog; Registered Professional Nurse; Arcade, NY 14009; Lic. No. 491812; Cal. No. 25692; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Tina Cusson; Licensed Practical Nurse; East Syracuse, NY 13057-2016; Lic. No. 234854; Cal. No. 25707; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Claire Marie Cornyn; Registered Professional Nurse; Bronx, NY 10471; Lic. No. 486881; Cal. No. 25711; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Himwatie Narain; Registered Professional Nurse; Middletown, NY 10941-3353; Lic. No. 563753; Cal. No. 25713; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Carrie Elizabeth Zuti; Registered Professional Nurse; Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-1815; Lic. No. 559149; Cal. No. 25714; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until successfully participate in course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation.

Cathleen Boyd Deshetler; Registered Professional Nurse; Staatsburg, NY 12580; Lic. No. 348376; Cal. No. 25718; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 6 months and until successfully participate in course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice.

Steven L. Malkoske; Licensed Practical Nurse; Syracuse, NY 13208; Lic. No. 279729; Cal. No. 25719; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Gladys Chinwoke Muoebonam; Registered Professional Nurse; Fort Mohave, AZ 86427; Lic. No. 533737; Cal. No. 25746; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation to commence upon return to practice in New York State.

Karen L. Madigan; Licensed Practical Nurse; Buffalo, NY 14210; Lic. No. 284527; Cal. No. 25749; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: $500 fine, 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.

Susan M. Egger; Registered Professional Nurse; Hornell, NY 14843-2057; Lic. No. 289076; Cal. No. 25762; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Adam R. Milak; Licensed Practical Nurse; Walworth, NY 14568-9325; Lic. No. 291857; Cal. No. 25763; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Laura A. Burgdorf; Registered Professional Nurse; Marion, NY 14505; Lic. No. 373074; Cal. No. 25764; 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, $500 fine payable within 90 days.

Janis Arlene Wetherhult; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Plattsburgh, NY 12901; Lic. Nos. 237493, 475179; Cal. Nos. 25769, 25768; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 9 month stayed suspension, 1 year probation to commence upon return to practice.

Lisa D. Smithe; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Webster, NY 14580-1108; Lic. Nos. 124354, 307759; Cal. Nos. 25771, 25770; 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, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice, $500 fine payable within 6 months.

Kathleen Bridget O'Rourke; Licensed Practical Nurse; Bronx, NY 10470; Lic. No. 263788; Cal. No. 25772; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Valsa Jacob; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Hopewell Junction, NY 12533; Lic. Nos. 214169, 460373; Cal. Nos. 25781, 25780; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation.

Kristi Lynne Cianfrano a/k/a Kristi Lynne Comley; Registered Professional Nurse; Rome, NY 13440; Lic. No. 527841; Cal. 25784; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Irma V. Ragland; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rochester, NY 14615-3336; Lic. No. 299456; Cal. No. 25801; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Abdul A. Gilbert, Sr.; Licensed Practical Nurse; Syracuse, NY 13205; Lic. No. 287058; Cal. No. 25802; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Jacob Sheridan; Registered Professional Nurse; Albany, NY 12202; Lic. No. 608590; Cal. No. 25805; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 year and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.

Carol A. Blank; Registered Professional Nurse; East Rochester, NY 14445-1661; Lic. No. 443430; Cal. No. 25835; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

George F. Gibson; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Elmont, NY 11003; Lic. Nos. 162131, 364840; Cal. Nos. 25840, 25841; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Regina Leigh Lamare; Licensed Practical Nurse; West Chazy, NY 12992; Lic. No. 278438; Cal. No. 25849; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 11 month stayed suspension, 1 year probation to commence upon return to practice in New York State.

Caroline Paulin Ibale; Registered Professional Nurse; Brooklyn, NY 11234; Lic. No. 568986; Cal. No. 25880; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Miroslava Czyzewski; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Brooklyn, NY 11229; Lic. Nos. 275139, 553550; Cal. Nos. 25881, 25882; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Anna German; Registered Professional Nurse; Brooklyn, NY 11235; Lic. No. 549105; Cal. No. 25883; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER

Steven B. Feldman; Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4729; Lic. No. 001736; Cal. No. 25848; 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 in New York State.

PHARMACY

Timothy J. Lasher; Pharmacist; Niskayuna, NY 12309; Lic. No. 040197; Cal. No. 25055; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Darcy L. Clary; Pharmacist; Clay, NY 13041-9360; Lic. No. 053232; Cal. No. 25689; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Farha Jasmine; Pharmacist; Staten Island, NY 10305-4907; Lic. No. 040429; Cal. No. 25690; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $750 fine.

Andrew R. Dick; Pharmacist; Big Pine Key, FL 33043; Lic. No. 032974; Cal. No. 25700; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in New York State, $500 fine.

David Joel Probert; Pharmacist; Huntington Station, NY 11746; Lic. No. 027950; Cal. No. 25727; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.

Philip Cherian; Pharmacist; Plainview, NY 11803; Lic. No. 049414; Cal. No. 25739; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Bruce S. Wollman; Physical Therapist; Perth Amboy, NJ  08861; Lic. No. 011151; Cal. No. 25661; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 year suspension, 2 years probation to commence when return to practice in New York State, $500 fine payable within 6 months.

Roy Capellaro; Physical Therapist; New Paltz, NY 12561; Lic. No. 024994; Cal. No. 25789; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

PODIATRY

Darricka Cecelia Carter; North Chesterfield, VA 23236-1412; Lic. No. 005294; Cal. No. 25637; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, 100 hours public service.

Barry O. Fagin; Brooklyn, NY 11235; Lic. No. 002694; Cal. No. 25761; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension with leave to apply for early termination upon submission of certain course of education documentation and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice.

PSYCHOLOGY

Rosemarie D. Amendolia; Schenectady, NY 12308-3407; Lic. No. 011270; Cal. No. 25566; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: $10,000 fine to be paid within 6 months, 2 year suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence subsequent to termination of suspension and upon return to practice.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

Jean E. Sickels; Certified Public Accountant; Decatur, GA 30033; Lic. No. 076720; Cal. No. 25847; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation to commence upon return to practice in New York State, $500 fine.

SOCIAL WORK

Brian Hugh Marren; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Mount Vernon, NY 10552-2513; Lic. No. 043504; Cal. No. 25603; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.

III.  RESTORATION

The Board of Regents voted on September 13, 2011 to deny the petition for restoration of the registered professional nurse license of Lulex Licerio. Ms. Licerio’s license was originally revoked September 15, 2000.