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The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the revocation of 3 licenses, surrender of 5 licenses, dismissal of charges in 1 case and 43 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 1 restoration petition.

I.Ìý REVOCATIONS AND SURRENDERS

DENTISTRY

Dawer A. Nadi; Dentist; Huntington, NY 11743; Lic. No. 044967; Cal. No. 24819; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

Barry L. Cohan; Dentist; Brooklyn, NY 11236; Lic. No. 036179; Cal. No. 25165; Application to surrender license granted.Ìý Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, felonies.

MASSAGE THERAPY

Robert Thomas Maurer; Bayport, NY 11705; Lic. No. 013561; Cal. No. 25242; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

NURSING

Jacquilyn Marie Maroney; Licensed Practical Nurse; Lynbrook, NY 11563; Lic. No. 241296; Cal. No. 25191; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of violating terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents.

Deborah L. Everts; Licensed Practical Nurse; Homer, NY 13077; Lic. No. 166924; Cal. No. 25326; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree.

Myra A. Siegel; Registered Professional Nurse; Monticello, NY 12701; Lic. No. 249648; Cal. No. 25408; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of willfully abusing patients physically and verbally.

Jessie Mae Joiner; Licensed Practical Nurse; Cambria Heights, NY 11411; Lic. No. 103305; Cal. No. 25414; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest allegations that on or about March 20, 2010, while practicing as a licensed practical nurse at the Dr. William O. Benenson Rehabilitation Pavilion, Flushing, èÖľyuzuki, she: (1) forcefully pulled back the wheelchair of an elderly resident, causing said resident to fall out of her wheelchair and onto the floor and to suffer injury, and further left said resident on the floor without rendering assistance or evaluating said resident for injury; and (2) stole from the facility a blister pak of approximately 28 tablets of the controlled substance Percocet, which belonged to a resident, and further destroyed the narcotic record for said controlled substance.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

Robert Jay Rosner a/k/a Robert Rosner; Certified Public Accountant; Centereach, NY 11720; Lic. No. 049067; Cal. No. 25214; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

ARCHITECT

James Yao Cheng; North Woodmere, NY 11581; Lic. No. 025344; Cal. No. 25337; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

Jose Antonio Izquierdo; West èÖľyuzuki, NJ 07093; Lic. No. 017014; Cal. No. 25340; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.

CHIROPRACTIC

Paul Charles Graviano; Brooklyn, NY 11234; Lic. No. 009050; Cal. No. 25306; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.

DENTISTRY

Marianna M. Weiner; Dentist; Brooklyn, NY 11235; Lic. No. 045913; Cal. No. 23259; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, partial suspension in certain area for not less than 2 months, 3 years probation, $5,000 fine.

Fair Gardens Modern Dentistry, P.C.; 2818 Ocean Avenue - Suite 6, Brooklyn, NY 11235; Cal. No. 24019; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $2,500 fine, 3 years probation.

Luz Cuestas; Dentist; Uniondale, NY 11553; Lic. No. 050593; Cal. No. 24926; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.

George Szalavetz; Dentist; Monroe, NJ 08831; Lic. No. 031974; Cal. No. 25073; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, 100 hours public service.

Alvin E. Stameisen; Dentist; White Plains, NY 10607; Lic. No. 022532; Cal. No. 25134; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.

Massimo Marcello Esposito; Dentist; Ridgewood, NY 11385; Lic. No. 040974; Cal. No. 25140; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, $3,000 fine, partial actual suspension in certain area until successfully complete certain coursework, upon written proof of the completion of coursework in the area of partial actual suspension, 2 years probation.

Robert W. Anthony; Dentist; East Patchogue, NY 11772; Lic. No. 031800; Cal. No. 25309; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Partial actual suspension in certain area until successfully complete certain coursework, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.

Envy Smile Dental, P.C.; 1738 East 13th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229; Cal. No. 25404; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $2,500 fine, 1 year probation.

ENGINEERING

Charles A. Ackerbauer; Professional Engineer; Caroga Lake, NY 12032; Lic. No. 053082; Cal. No. 25290; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.

Walter J. Fitzgerald; Professional Engineer; Safety Harbor, FL 34695-5023; Lic. No. 042621; Cal. No. 25386; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

W. Gray Hodge; Professional Engineer; Evansville, IN 47713-1022; Lic. No. 083216; Cal. No. 25412; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

NURSING

Gudrun Doncourt; Licensed Practical Nurse; Middle Island, NY 11953; Lic. No. 234930; Cal. No. 24731; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Sally Anne E. Meyer; Licensed Practical Nurse; Warwick, NY 10990; Lic. No. 080050; Cal. No. 24764; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 year suspension, probation 3 years to commence with start of suspension, during first 2 year, respondent must take & complete certain coursework, after first 2 year are served, last year of probation is tolled & shall not commence until respondent returns to practice in èÖľyuzuki State.

Anna Mills a/k/a Anna Yosef; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Brooklyn, NY 11235; Lic. Nos. 240804, 536679; Cal. Nos. 25018, 25019; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension to commence April 1, 2011 and to terminate May 31, 2011, 22 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Sherett Denise Gaither; Licensed Practical Nurse; Queens Village, NY 11429; Lic. No. 272859; Cal. No. 25208; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Andrea L. Rushford; Registered Professional Nurse; Willsboro, NY 12996; Lic. No. 491703; Cal. No. 25255; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension; 2 years probation; $1,500 fine.

Nadine Marie Grothmann; Registered Professional Nurse; Aquebogue, NY 11931; Lic. No. 477675; Cal. No. 25268; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension,1 year probation, $500 fine.

Sherry A. Weston; Registered Professional Nurse; Waverly, NY 14892; Lic. No. 545083; Cal. No. 25277; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 4 month actual suspension, 20 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation until return to practice, $500 fine.

Noriko Joy Pacella; Registered Professional Nurse; Rockville Centre, NY 11570; Lic. No. 563855; Cal. No. 25299; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure & Reprimand, $500 fine.

Darcy Wood; Licensed Practical Nurse; Coxsackie, NY 12051; Lic. No. 272385; Cal. No. 25312; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 4 month suspension, 20 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in èÖľyuzuki State, $500 fine.

Paula Pamela Smith-Morrison; Licensed Practical Nurse; Bronx, NY 10466; Lic. No. 272868; Cal. No. 25323; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Michelle Ehler; Registered Professional Nurse; Dansville, NY 14437-1433; Lic. No. 504081; Cal. No. 25327; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 month suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in èÖľyuzuki State, $500 fine payable within 6 months of the order to be served.

Sandra M. Dixon; Licensed Practical Nurse; Elmira, NY 14904; Lic. No. 126200; Cal. No. 25329; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Jo Anne Bryant; Registered Professional Nurse; West Babylon, NY 11704; Lic. No. 313499; Cal. No. 25338; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in èÖľyuzuki State, $1,000 fine.

Natasha M. Crockett; Licensed Practical Nurse; Buffalo, NY 14208; Lic. No. 287050; Cal. No. 25339; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Lisa J. Orsini; Licensed Practical Nurse; Schenectady, NY 12303; Lic. No. 145916; Cal. No. 25379; 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 in èÖľyuzuki State, $250 fine.

John Allen Helms; Registered Professional Nurse; Matamoras, PA 18336; Lic. No. 492503; Cal. No. 25390; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Edward George Gyukeri, Jr.; Registered Professional Nurse; Schenevus, NY 12155; Lic. No. 555573; Cal. No. 25392; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Gerard William Doorty, Jr.; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; East Northport, NY 11731; Lic. Nos. 181458, 398162; Cal. Nos. 25403, 25402; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.

PHARMACY

David Allen Panchou a/k/a David Alan Panchou; Pharmacist; Fulton, NY 13069; Lic. No. 042325; Cal. No. 24702; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.

William Spieler; Pharmacist; Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977-4434; Lic. No. 032007; Cal. No. 24884; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Benjamin Solomon Kaster; Pharmacist; Los Angeles, CA 90025; Lic. No. 035091; Cal. No. 25287; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Lori Bryne Weiser; Physical Therapist Assistant; Wellington, FL 33467-7401; Cert. No. 006384; Cal. No. 25385; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in èÖľyuzuki State, $500 fine.

PODIATRY

Bryan Gregory Popovici; Podiatrist; Liverpool, NY 13090; Lic. No. 003830; Cal. No. 25270; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

William Michael Levine; Podiatrist; Port Washington, NY 11050; Lic. No. 005003; Cal. No. 25381; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until successfully participate in a course of therapy and treatment, upon termination of suspension, 3 years probation.

RESPIRATORY THERAPY

Jill Ann Lo Gerfo; Respiratory Therapist, Respiratory Therapy Technician; North Baldwin, NY 11510; Lic. Nos. 006725, 002462; Cal. No. 24885, 24684; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 11 month stayed suspension, 1 year probation.

VETERINARY MEDICINE

Hamdy Mohamed Nasr; Veterinarian; Flushing, NY 11368; Lic. No. 008916; Cal No. 25320; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $4,000 fine.

III. RESTORATION

The Board of Regents voted on January 11, 2011 to deny the petition for restoration of the physician license of Fred G. Constant, Royal Palm Beach, Florida, 33411. Dr. Constant’s license was originally revoked November 5, 1990.