Regents Actions in 57 Professional Discipline Cases and 2 Restoration Petitions

The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the surrender of 10 licenses and 47 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 2 restoration petitions.

I. SURRENDERS

Chiropractic

Thomas Marc Morgan; Chiropractor; Gloversville, NY 12078; Lic. No. 011051; Cal. No. 31983; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: licensee admitted to the charge of stealing insurance money from Active and Well Family Chiropractor.

Nursing

Anderson Lee; Registered Professional Nurse; Marcy, NY 13403; Lic. No. 677455; Cal. No. 31521; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Unlawful Surveillance in the 2nd Degree.

Dawn Gaynor a/k/a Dawn Michel Pallan; Licensed Practical Nurse; Peoria, AZ 85345; Lic. No. 079589; Cal. No. 31819; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of making financial arrangements and occupying the home of a vulnerable adult patient in the State of Arizona.

Anthony Coletti; Licensed Practical Nurse; Buford, GA 30519-2220; Lic. No. 320111; Cal. No. 31852; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree, a class A misdemeanor, and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, a misdemeanor.

Avion Phillip Gordon; Licensed Practical Nurse; Medford, NY 11763-1027, Coxsackie, NY 12051-0008; Lic. No. 286841; Cal. No. 31927; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Promoting Prostitution in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony; and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree, 2 counts, heroin and cocaine, a class B felony.

Suyun Cho; Registered Professional Nurse; Castro Valley, CA 94546-4133; Lic. No. 504283; Cal. No. 31940; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing as a registered professional nurse with gross negligence on a particular occasion in California.

Dane Ray Brown; Registered Professional Nurse; Saint Cloud, MN 56304-0733; Lic. No. 563393; Cal. No. 31982; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of medication errors and changing orders.

Physical Therapy

Philip George McCullough, Jr.; Physical Therapist; Waddington, NY 13694; Lic. No. 023455; Cal. No. 31948; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of Florida Discipline.

Veterinary Medicine

Edward Osterman; Veterinarian; Brooklyn, NY 11209; Lic. No. 002900; Cal. No. 31473; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document in a patient chart all of the procedures that were performed and whether a physical examination was performed.

William J. Thonsen; Veterinarian; Ridge, NY 11961-2224; Lic. No. 003978; Cal. No. 31917; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.

II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

Architecture

Charles P. Jordan; Architect; Glen Ridge, NJ 07028; Lic. No. 030353; Cal. No. 31760; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.

Chiropractic

John M. Maurello; Chiropractor; Oceanside, NY 11572; Lic. No. 004474; Cal. No. 30947; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Censure and Reprimand.

James J. Passero; Chiropractor; Rochester, NY 14612; Lic. No. 010366; Cal. No. 31733; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Clinical Laboratory Technology

Paul Robert Chichester; Clinical Laboratory Technologist; Troy, NY 12180; Lic. No. 006459; Cal. No. 31468; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $750 fine.

Dentistry

Theresa McQueen; Dental Hygienist, Dental Hygiene Restricted Local Infiltration Anesthesia/Nitrous Oxide Analgesia; Rochester, NY 14608; Lic. No. 023259, Cert. No. 003696; Cal. Nos. 30324, 30325; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology

Akram Ropeen Ahmad; Professional Engineer; Bridgeport, CT 06604; Lic. No. 076474; Cal. No. 30399; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 4 months actual suspension, 20 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 2 years probation, 100 hours public service.

Massage Therapy

Ginamarie Iudica; Massage Therapist; Highland, NY 12528; Lic. No. 029462; Cal. No. 31229; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Stacy Asprion a/k/a Stacy A. Asprion; Massage Therapist; West Babylon, NY 11704; Lic. No. 020882; Cal. No. 31665; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

John Albert Perestam; Massage Therapist; Endicott, NY 13760; Lic. No. 021514; Cal. No. 31741; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Mental Health Practitioner

Kimberly A. Swan; Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Newark, NY 14513; Lic. No. 000211; Cal. No. 31030; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension of at least 1 month and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Eli Iskandar Kassis; Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Vestal, NY 13850; Lic. No. 005760; Cal. No. 31716; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Nursing

Hiendy Grace Henriquez; Licensed Practical Nurse; Elmont, NY 11003-2708; Lic. No. 313265; Cal. No. 29178; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Wanda M. Alexander; Licensed Practical Nurse; West Henrietta, NY 14586; Lic. No. 283892; Cal. No. 30398; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension of at least 6 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.

Thomas Paul Frontera; Registered Professional Nurse; Centerville, TN 37033-9445; Lic. No. 405536; Cal. No. 30674; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.

Aaron E. McNey a/k/a Aaron Edward McNey; Registered Professional Nurse; Fairport, NY 14450-3420; Lic. No. 700209; Cal. No. 30850; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.

Dorothy Mensah a/k/a Dorothy Ewusie; Registered Professional Nurse; Conroe, TX 77385; Lic. No. 649233; Cal. No. 30893; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Valerie Marie Brown; Registered Professional Nurse; Kirkville, NY 13082; Lic. No. 571311; Cal. No. 30997; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.

Ashley Nicole Zuercher; Licensed Practical Nurse; Lockport, NY 14094; Lic. No. 322329; Cal. No. 31054; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.

Georgina Baratta a/k/a Georgina Fisher; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health); Niagara Falls, NY 14305; Lic. Nos. 215505, 541780, Cert. No. 305089; Cal. Nos. 31207, 31208, 31209; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Sherry Lynn Boles; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rochester, NY 14605; Lic. No. 223601; Cal. No. 31592; 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.

Jessica B. De Marree; Licensed Practical Nurse; Williamson, NY 14589; Lic. No. 278026; Cal. No. 31669; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Rodel Villarosa Placino; Registered Professional Nurse; Hewlett, NY 11557; Lic. No. 581846; Cal. No. 31691; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Alicia Michelle Dyson; Registered Professional Nurse; Tonawanda, NY 14150; Lic. No. 540507; Cal. No. 31698; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Kristin Kent Parmeter; Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Family Health); Syracuse, NY 13214; Lic. No. 533471, Cert. No. 334171; Cal. Nos. 31703, 31704; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Juanita Aikens; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Geneva, NY 14456; Lic. Nos. 237277, 547867; Cal. Nos. 31714, 31715; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Janet M. Harding; Licensed Practical Nurse; Glens Falls, NY 12801; Lic. No. 311868; Cal. No. 31723; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.

Amber L. Pease; Registered Professional Nurse; Rhinebeck, NY 12572; Lic. No. 687008; Cal. No. 31739; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Regina Kirisits; Registered Professional Nurse; Webster, NY 14580; Lic. No. 480457; Cal. No. 31745; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Elizabeth Duquette; Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Family Health); Latham, NY 12110; Lic. No. 511235, Cert. No. 342684; Cal. Nos. 31755, 31756; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Karen Carrington Ragozzino; Registered Professional Nurse; Waterford, NY 12188; Lic. No. 388752; Cal. No. 31757; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Lisa Ann King; Licensed Practical Nurse; South Cairo, NY 12482-0265; Lic. No. 264703; Cal. No. 31759; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension of at least 6 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.

Randi Rae Rhodes; Licensed Practical Nurse; Oro Valley, AZ 85737; Lic. No. 278181; Cal. No. 31764; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 2 years probation, $250 fine.

Pharmacy

Frank A. Scariati; Pharmacist; Scotch Plains, NJ 07076; Lic. No. 041014; Cal. No. 30361; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.

Nzone Pharmacy LLC d/b/a Elite Pharmacy; Pharmacy; Ozone Park, NY 11416; Reg. No. 033496; Cal. No. 30632; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $2,500 fine.

Larisa Novodvorskaya; Pharmacist; Staten Island, NY 10312; Lic. No. 046324; Cal. No. 31561; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

Lenlak Inc. d/b/a Best RX Pharmacy; Pharmacy; Staten Island, NY 10306; Reg. No. 034472; Cal. No. 31562; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $2,500 fine.

Lorne James Gay; Pharmacist; Warsaw, NY 14569; Lic. No. 048762; Cal. No. 31604; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.

Catherine Brennan; Pharmacist; South Setauket, NY 11720; Lic. No. 047660; Cal. No. 31631; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Public Accountancy

Eric Adam Holzer; Certified Public Accountant; New York, NY 10022; Lic. No. 080840; Cal. No. 31662; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

Respiratory Therapy

Philip Harrison Clarke; Respiratory Therapy Technician; Leroy, NY 14482; Lic. No. 004455; Cal. No. 31709; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Social Work

Joseph Franklin Lyman; Licensed Master Social Worker; Ithaca, NY 14850; Lic. No. 070375; Cal. No. 31194; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension of at least 4 months and until mentally fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.

III. RESTORATIONS

The Board of Regents voted on June 8, 2020 to deny the application for restoration of the certified public accountant license of Philip Colasuonno, New Rochelle, NY.  Mr. Colasuonno’s license was surrendered December 26, 2011.

The Board of Regents voted on June 8, 2020 to deny the application for restoration of the registered professional nurse license of Jordan R. Belkin, Jersey City, NJ.  Mr. Belkin’s license was surrendered March 22, 2010.