FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Regents Actions In 38 Professional Discipline Cases And 1 Restoration Petition
May 17, 2010
The Board of Regents announced decisions involving fifteen professions resulting in the revocation of 1 license, surrender of 8 licenses, 28 other disciplinary actions, and 1 reconsideration application.听 The penalty indicated for each matter relates solely to the misconduct set forth in that particular matter.听 In addition, the Board acted upon 1 restoration petition.
I. SURRENDERS
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DENTISTRY
Donna Altmann Campanella; Dental Hygienist; Webster, NY 14580; Lic. No. 010031; Cal. No. 25030; Application to surrender license granted.听 Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to complete mandatory continuing education credits.
ENGINEERING AND LAND SURVEYING
John Mikuszewski; Professional Engineer; Forest Hills, NY 11375-2701; Lic. No. 051885; Cal. No. 25031; Application to surrender license granted.听 Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Make Unlawful Labor Payments and Commit Mail Fraud, a felony.
MASSAGE THERAPY
Mark E. Boice; Weedsport, NY 13166; Lic. No. 012631; Cal. No. 25023; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Unlawful Surveillance in the 2nd Degree.
NURSING
Tina Marie Ganschow; Licensed Practical Nurse; Springville, NY 14141; Lic. No. 261679; Cal. No. 24477; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of committing medication errors and of having been convicted of altering postal money orders.
Kevin Nowell; Licensed Practical Nurse; Malone, NY 12953-0020; Lic. No. 233768; Cal. No. 25010; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Rape in the 1st Degree.
PHARMACY
Abu Mahammad Fazlul Kabir; Muttontown, NY 11545; Lic. No. 035063; Cal. No. 24986; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony.
PODIATRY
Michael L. Akyuz; Rochester, NY 14606; Lic. No. 005241; Cal. No. 25082; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of submitting false insurance vouchers for treatment to Medicare and Excellus.听
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
Martin Seeley Nowak, Jr.; Certified Public Accountant; Middletown, NY 10940; Lic. No. 055023; Cal. No. 24980; Application to surrender license granted.听 Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree.
VETERINARY MEDICINE
Roy Sadovsky; Veterinarian; Greenwich, CT 06830; Lic. No. 002994; Cal. No. 21527; Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of submitting false insurance vouchers for treatment to Medicare and Excellus. Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
ARCHITECTURE
Emily Ng Lin; Kew Gardens, NY 11418; Lic. No. 022512; Cal. No. 24854; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
CHIROPRACTIC
Glenn Richard Kelly; Ashburn, VA 20147; Lic. No. 009320; Cal. No. 24921; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 18 months and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in State of 小猪视频; Order to supersede Deputy Commissioner Order No. 21863.
DENTISTRY
Allison Dorothy Napoli; Dentist; Huntington, NY 11743-2557; Lic. No. 049882; Cal. No. 24686; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
ENGINEERING AND LAND SURVEYING
Tore E. Hansen; Professional Engineer; Boca Raton, FL 33432-3715; Lic. No. 047155; Cal. No. 24932; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
MASSAGE THERAPY
Kelly Ann Calabrese; Raleigh, NC 27609; Lic. No. 015637; Cal. No. 24577; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation to commence when and if return to practice in State of 小猪视频, $1,500 fine payable within 5 months.
Rebecca Stade Lorang; Owego, NY 13827; Lic. No. 020517; Cal. No. 24920; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine payable within 6 months.
NURSING
Denise Elizabeth Krapf; Registered Professional Nurse; Craryville, NY 12521; Lic. No. 460757; Cal. No. 23550; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Colleen Irene Petrie; Licensed Practical Nurse; Caroga Lake, NY 12032; Lic. No. 150371; Cal. No. 24612; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed.
Sheryl E. Dixon; Licensed Practical Nurse; Far Rockaway, NY 11691; Lic. No. 272241; Cal. No. 24802; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 1 month and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice.
Dino Frances Nuzzi; Licensed Practical Nurse; Coram, NY 11727; Lic. No. 261025; Cal. No. 24844; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 4 month actual suspension to commence August 1, 2010 and to terminate November 30, 2010, 20 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Elizabeth Lucille Sharlow; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Plattsburgh, NY 12901; Lic. Nos. 268461, 541207; Cal. Nos. 24870, 24871; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
William Douglas Vannice; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; 小猪视频, NY 10019; Lic. Nos. 206106, 427004, Cal. Nos. 24922, 24923; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine payable within 90 days.
Catherine E. Constantinou; Registered Professional Nurse; Oyster Bay, NY 11771; Lic. No. 538494; Cal. No. 24929; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 1 year and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 3 years probation to commence if and when return to practice, $1,500 fine payable within 9 months; Order to supersede Associate Commissioner Order No. 24243.
Colleen M. Pepper; Registered Professional Nurse; Rochester, NY 14616; Lic. No. 604657; Cal. No. 24937; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Heather A. Colarusso-Kosinski; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Williamsville, NY 14221; Lic. Nos. 169506, 375326; Cal. Nos. 24943, 24944; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Carmen R. Guity; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Bronx, NY 10466; Lic. Nos. 263923, 545297; Cal. Nos. 24963, 24964; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Fritza Rose Charles; Registered Professional Nurse; Wheatley Heights, NY 11798-2128; Lic. No. 548398; Cal. No. 24984; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Amy L. Stone; Registered Professional Nurse; Rochester, NY 14624; Lic. No. 337296; Cal. No. 24985; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation to be tolled until return to practice, $500 fine payable within 1 year.
Anne T. Riley; Registered Professional Nurse; Amsterdam, NY 12010; Lic. No. 282109; Cal. No. 25015; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
PSYCHOLOGY
Maria Magdalena Sanchez a/k/a Magdalena Sanchez; 小猪视频, NY 10069-0805; Lic. No. 016263; Cal. No. 24636; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 1 year and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
Roy Hoffmann; Certified Public Accountant; Woodmere, NY 11598; Lic. No. 080239; Cal. No. 24935; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
SOCIAL WORK
Bonnie E. Hallett; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Wellsville, NY 14895; Lic. No. 045218; Cal. No. 24207; 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.
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY
Heather Dawn Geel; Speech-Language Pathologist; Loudonville, NY 12211; Lic. No. 013381; Cal. No. 24781; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of last year of suspension stayed, concurrent probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
VETERINARY MEDICINE
Scott S. Blond; Veterinarian; Wyoming, NY 14591; Lic. No. 004517; Cal. No. 24677; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
III. RESTORATION
The Board of Regents voted on May 17, 2010 to deny the petition for restoration of thelicensed practical nurse license and of the registered professional nurse license of Major Beardsley, Elba, NY 14058. Mr. Beardsley鈥檚 licenses were originally surrendered March 19, 2002.
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