FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Regents Actions In 54 Professional Discipline Cases And 2 Restoration Petitions
July 27-28, 2009
The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the revocation of 1 license and 1 certificate, surrender of 10 licenses and 1 certificate of incorporation, and 41 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. REVOCATIONS AND SURRENDERS
Dentistry
Michael Mastromarino;Dentist, Dental Anesthesia; Ft. Lee, NJ 07024; Lic. No. 044455, Cert. No. 000618; Cal. Nos. 24456, 24457;Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty:Dentist license: Revocation, $140,000 fine; Dental Anesthesia certificate: Revocation.
Neil Robert Mate;Dentist; Manhasset, NY 11030-1334; Lic. No. 036749; Cal. No. 24568;Application to surrender license granted. Summary:Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of two counts of Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree, a class B misdemeanor.
Massage Therapy
Michael Kyzyzak; Pleasant Valley, NY 12569; Lic. No. 016424; Cal. No. 24567;Application to surrender license granted. Summary:Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child.
Nursing
Mary Elaine Rauer; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; South Jamesport, NY 11970-0013; Lic. Nos. 157403, 351411;Cal. Nos. 24500, 24501;Application to surrender licenses granted. Summary:Licensee did not contest the charge of giving medication to another nurse for administration to a patient when there was no physician’s order for the patient to receive said medication.
Somsri Orachantara;Registered Professional Nurse; Yonkers, NY 10710; Lic. No. 237802; Cal. No. 24512;Application to surrender license granted. Summary:Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain an accurate patient record in that she incorrectly indicated on the operating room count sheets for a patient’s surgery that the lap pad counts were correct.
Matthew Jon McFarland;Licensed Practical Nurse; Selden, NY 11784; Lic. No. 269877; Cal. No. 24517;Application to surrender license granted. Summary:Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree, a class E felony; Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor; and Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
Jennylin Lelieth Barrett;Licensed Practical Nurse; Kissimmee, FL 34758; Lic. No. 206889; Cal. No. 24578;Application to surrender license granted. Summary:Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
Occupational Therapy
Vincent Accardi;Occupational Therapist; Stony Brook, NY 11790; Lic. No. 012049; Cal. No. 24570;Application to surrender license granted. Summary:Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Sexual Act in the 1st Degree, a class B felony, and Sexual Abuse in the 1st Degree, a class D felony.
Pharmacy
Vincent Samuel Rubino;Pharmacist; Islip, NY 11751-2645; Lic. No. 024468; Cal. No. 24574;Application to surrender license granted. Summary:Licensee did not contest the charge of engaging in conduct in the practice of the profession which evidences moral unfitness to practice the profession, to wit: stealing the controlled substances Oxycodone and Hyrocodone form the pharmacy where he was employed.
Psychology
Inna Pustilnik;Psychologist; New York, NY 10023; Lic. No. 015189; Cal. No. 24096;Application to surrender license granted. Summary:Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Enterprise Corruption.
University Psychological Care, P.C.; 99 University Place – 7th Floor, New York, NY; Cal. No. 24097; Application to surrender certificate of incorporation as a professional service corporation granted. Summary:Respondent admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Enterprise Corruption.
II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
Acupuncture
Jonathan Lloyd Harwayne;New York, NY 10280-1075; Lic. No. 002561; Cal. No. 24532;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Architecture
Hwei Sze Chen;Architect; Flushing, NY 11355; Lic. No. 015179; Cal. No. 21991;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:5 month actual suspension, 19 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $10,000 fine.
Hwei-Sze Chen, Architect, P.C.;41-36 College Point Blvd., Flushing, NY; Cal. No. 21992;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:5 month actual suspension, 19 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $10,000 fine.
Chiropractic
Advanced Chiropractic Health Care, P.C.;226 Seventh Street – Suite 101, Garden City, NY 11530; Cal. No. 22928;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Dennis Martin Homack;Chiropractor; Seneca Falls, NY 13148-1705; Lic. No. 008680; Cal. No. 24471;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Dentistry
Sidney Starman;Dentist; Rochester, NY 14616; Lic. No. 024220; Cal. No. 24057;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:1 year actual suspension, upon service of 6 months of actual suspension may apply for early termination upon successful completion of certain coursework, upon service of or upon early termination of 1 year actual suspension 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $2,500 fine.
Bambi Linn Jones Olsen;Certified Dental Assistant; Brockport, NY 14420; Cert. No. 000514; Cal. No. 24455;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Engineering and Land Surveying
Peter Gerazounis;Professional Engineer; New Hyde Park, NY 11040; Lic. No. 072050; Cal. No. 24400;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, upon service of 1 month actual suspension 24 months probation, $5,000 fine.
Waseem Hakeem;Professional Engineer; Franklin Square, NY 11010; Lic. No. 080511; Cal. No. 24493;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Steven J. Rizzo;Professional Engineer; Islip, NY 11751-0314; Lic. No. 066204; Cal. No. 24507;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Leon St. Clair Nation;Professional Engineer; Bronx, NY 10467-6206; Lic. No. 065052; Cal. No. 24510;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
JNS Engineers, P.C.;633 Remsen Avenue, Brooklyn, NY; Cal. No. 24511;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Nursing
Faith Hutchinson;Licensed Practical Nurse; Rockville Centre, NY 11570; Lic. No. 211433; Cal. No. 23907;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Anthony H. Barber;Licensed Practical Nurse; Bayside, NY 11361-3055; Lic. No. 109943; Cal. No. 24156;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 3 months and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice.
Kristyn Sullivan a/k/a Kristyn Silvagnoli;Licensed Practical Nurse; Utica, NY 13502; Lic. No. 254910; Cal. No. 24246;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Anton Lacy Williams;Licensed Practical Nurse; Central Islip, NY 11722-3936; Lic. No. 265189; Cal. No. 24311;Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty:36 month suspension, execution of last 24 months of suspension stayed.
Daniel William Grimmick;Registered Professional Nurse; Clifton Park, NY 12065; Lic. No. 484472; Cal. No. 24339;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
B. Joanne Shibley Butts;Registered Professional Nurse; Cazenovia, NY 13035; Lic. No. 388579; Cal. No. 24432;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine payable within 6 months.
Glynnis Guanizo Gigantone;Registered Professional Nurse; Patchogue, NY 11772; Lic. No. 566662; Cal. No. 24454;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Dawn Marie Lemcke;Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Canandaigua, NY 14424; Lic. Nos. 234389, 497033; Cal. Nos. 24474, 24475;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Sheila M. Malone;Registered Professional Nurse; Flushing, NY 11358; Lic. No. 402136; Cal. No. 24482;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Mary Beth Juricek;Registered Professional Nurse; College Point, NY 11356; Lic. No. 327227; Cal. No. 24492;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Deborah Jean Rose;Licensed Practical Nurse; Schenectady, NY 12305; Lic. No. 253072; Cal. No. 24523;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.
Christy Lee Russell;Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Malone, NY 12953; Lic. Nos. 265358, 532870; Cal. Nos. 24525, 24524;Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty:Indefinite actual suspension until substance abuse free and fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Rainey L. Rathbun;Licensed Practical Nurse; Verona, NY 13478; Lic. No. 289318; Cal. No. 24565;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Pharmacy
Monsey Family Drugstore, LLC.;Pharmacy; 108-B Route 59, Monsey, NY; Reg. No. 026502; Cal. No. 24132;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:$5,000 fine.
Mia M. Bero Carr;Pharmacist; Brewerton, NY 13029; Lic. No. 042975; Cal. No. 24273;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Rite Aid of New York, Inc.;Pharmacy; 1900 Grant Blvd., Syracuse, NY; Reg. No. 023516; Cal. No. 24461;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $30,000 fine.
Duane Reade;Pharmacy; 666 Third Avenue, New York, NY; Reg. No. 022297; Cal. No. 24468;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Rite Aid of New York, Inc.;Pharmacy; P. O. Box 3165, Harrisburg, PA; Reg. No. 013968; Cal. No. 24485;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Dale Robert Lewis;Pharmacist; Malta, NY 12020; Lic. No. 042313; Cal. No. 24529;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Podiatry
Jonathan Lloyd Harwayne;New York, NY 10280; Lic. No. 004616; Cal. No. 24531;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Public Accountancy
Byron Von Brewer;Certified Public Accountant; Kenmore, NY 14213; Lic. No. 080103; Cal. No. 24445;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Frederick J. Stoffel;Certified Public Accountant; Brockport, NY 14420; Lic. No. 031162; Cal. No. 24481;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, $500 fine payable within 6 months.
Social Work
Jean Marie Hendrickson;Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; Lic. No. 052594; Cal. No. 23705;Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty:2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Linda Santiago;Licensed Master Social Worker; Bayside, NY 11360; Lic. No. 060229; Cal. No. 24316;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation to commence upon return to practice, $1,000 fine payable within 12 months.
Karen Yonsky Drossel;Licensed Master Social Worker; Medusa, NY 12120; Lic. No. 049109; Cal. No. 24483;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Veterinary Medicine
Richard Laird Hall;Veterinarian; Eden, NY 14057; Lic. No. 001712; Cal. No. 24071;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:Partial actual suspension in certain area until successfully complete course of retraining in certain area, 2 years probation.
Daniel Francis Tufaro;Veterinarian; New York, NY 10010; Lic. No. 006633; Cal. No. 24470;Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon:2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
III. RESTORATIONS
The Board of Regents voted on July 28, 2009 todeny the petition for restoration of the physician license of Thomas Schultz, Morristown, NJ 07960. Dr. Schultz’s license was originally revoked December 18, 1998.
The Board of Regents voted on July 28, 2009 todeny the petition for restoration of the certified public accountant license of Joseph G. Shanahan, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Mr. Shanahan’s license was originally revoked February 8, 2000.
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