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The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the summary suspension of 1 license, surrender of 1 license, and 54 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. SUMMARY SUSPENSION
Nursing

Kipper Van Stevens; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rochester, NY 14608; Lic. No. 240558; Cal. No. 24877; Application for summary suspension granted.

II.�� SURRENDER
Massage Therapy

Timothy E. Smith; Syracuse, NY 13219; Lic. No. 014363; Cal. No. 24837; Application to surrender license granted.�� Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of moral unfitness.

III. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Architecture

Frederick B. Fox, Jr.; New York, NY 10004; Lic. No. 012636; Cal. No. 24588; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Frederick Fox Associates, PLLC; 80 Broad Street – Firth Floor, New York, NY 10004; Cal. No. 24589; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $500 fine payable within 90 days.

Jae Yoon Ko; Corona, NY 11368; Lic. No. 011493; Cal. No. 24706; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

Chiropractic

Bradley S. Leader; Auburn, NY 13021; Lic. No. 008312; Cal. No. 24583; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Dentistry

Kasinda Clark; Certified Dental Assistant; Buffalo, NY 14211; Cert. No. 000558; Cal. No. 24560; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Angela Qin Dong; Dentist; East Greenbush, NY 12061; Lic. No. 047718; Cal. No. 24646; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Brian E. Weiss; Dentist; New York, NY 10022; Lic. No. 033386; Cal. No. 24691; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.

Massage Therapy

Kathleen R. Dominy; East Patchogue, NY 11772; Lic. No. 007332; Cal. No. 24438; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.

Heather A. George; Dansville, NY 14437; Lic. No. 015517; Cal. No. 24654; 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.

Jeneane Lee Kelley; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Lockport, NY 14094-2834; Lic. Nos. 242220, 481577; Cal. Nos. 24021, 24022; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite suspension until substance abuse free and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension probation 3 years to commence if and when return to practice.

Mary Teresa McConnell a/k/a Mary T. McConnell a/k/a Mary McConnell; Registered Professional Nurse; Baldwin, NY 11510-2823; Lic. No. 215835; Cal. No. 24035; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Theresa Marie Johnson; Licensed Practical Nurse; Lockport, NY 14094; Lic. No. 239620; Cal. No. 24173; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite suspension for a minimum of 3 months and until substance abuse free and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension probation 2 years to only commence if and when return to practice, $500 fine to be paid within 6 months.

Lillian Marie McSwiggan; Licensed Practical Nurse; North Babylon, NY 11703; Lic. No. 253404; Cal. No. 24179; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.

Paula Jean Broad; Registered Professional Nurse; Cheektowaga, NY 14225-4237; Lic. No. 439019; Cal. No. 24183; 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 to commence if and when return to practice, $500 fine payable within 6 months.

Carrie Leanne Sanders; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; North Tonawanda, NY 14120; Lic. Nos. 259349, 582453; Cal. Nos. 24222, 24223; 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, $500 fine payable within 6 months.

Joy Ellen Saxe; Licensed Practical Nurse; North Tonawanda, NY 14120; Lic. No. 243810; Cal. No. 24236; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Edyne Laporte; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; East Orange, NJ 07017; Lic. Nos. 274856, 570421; Cal. Nos. 24465, 24466; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $7,500 fine.

Megan Mary Wood; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rochester, NY 14606-4369; Lic. No. 291401; Cal. No. 24480; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.

Maryann R. Moffett; Licensed Practical Nurse; Elmira, NY 14905; Lic. No. 264142; Cal. No. 24522; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.

Wunan Chang; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rochester, NY 14652; Lic. No. 287977; Cal. No. 24544; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.

Tammy Colleen Germonto; Registered Professional Nurse; Farmington, NY 14425; Lic. No. 424303; Cal. No. 24554; 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 6 months.

Anita J. Padgett; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rochester, NY 14615; Lic. No. 261698; Cal. No. 24569; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.

Eileen Susan Koegler; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rexford, NY 12148; Lic. No. 255001; Cal. No. 24572; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.

Jennifer A. Flaitz; Registered Professional Nurse; Hornell, NY 14843; Lic. No. 479338; Cal. No. 24587; 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 6 months.

Michele Lynn Gozy; Registered Professional Nurse; New Hartford, NY 13413; Lic. No. 563655; Cal. No. 24626; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Heather A. George; Licensed Practical Nurse; Dansville, NY 14437; Lic. No. 284241; Cal. No. 24653; 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.

Hoagi R. Koster; Licensed Practical Nurse; Pearl River, NY 10965; Lic. No. 098361; Cal. No. 24663; 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.

Catherine A. Olubummo; Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner; Airmont, NY 10952; Lic. No. 357386, Cert. No. 335003; Cal. Nos. 24668, 24667; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension to commence January 1, 2010, 23 month stayed suspension, concurrent 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.

Neil Keith Forde; Licensed Practical Nurse; Mount Vernon, NY 10552; Lic. No. 278444; Cal. No. 24692; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Jeramy A. Orgass; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Ronkonkoma, NY 11779; Lic. Nos. 222194, 446135; Cal. Nos. 24696, 24697; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Christina M. Gordon; Registered Professional Nurse; Troy, NY 12182; Lic. No. 549487; Cal. No. 24712; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

James Edward Brantley III; Licensed Practical Nurse; Newburgh, NY 12550; Lic. No. 260304; Cal. No. 24778; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Carol L. Umbarila; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Northport, NY 11768; Lic. Nos. 235016, 515820; Cal. Nos. 24799, 24798; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Pharmacy

Michael John O’Connor; Buffalo, NY 14216; Lic. No. 046991; Cal. No. 23812; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite suspension for a minimum of 3 months and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension probation 2 years to commence if and when return to practice.

Kenneth Wayne Thygesen; Cossayuna, NY 12823; Lic. No. 033099; Cal. No. 24131; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.

Daniel J. Cutie; Greenwich, NY 12834; Lic. No. 039311; Cal. No. 24133; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.

Cutie Pharma-Care, Inc.; Pharmacy; 114 Main Street, Greenwich, NY 12834; Reg. No. 025438; Cal. No. 24134; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.

Susann Wintle Dugo; Watkins Glen, NY 14891; Lic. No. 026841; Cal. No. 24450; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Kristy Lee Wood; Montour Falls, NY 14865; Lic. No. 051117; Cal. No. 24451; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Henderson’s Drug Stores, Inc. d/b/a Montour Falls Pharmacy; Pharmacy; 320 West Main Street, Montour Falls, NY 14865; Reg. No. 025563; Cal. No. 24452; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $2,000 fine payable within 2 months.

Carla Maria Blasi; Toms River, NJ 08755; Lic. No. 034640; Cal. No. 24581; 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, $1,000 fine payable within 3 months.

Rite Aid of New York, Inc. 10849 d/b/a Eckerd Corporation; Pharmacy; 135 East Union Street, Newark, NY 14513; Reg. No. 023976; Cal. No. 24586; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $10,000 fine payable within 2 months.

Rite Aid of New York, Inc. 1617; Pharmacy; 238 Hooker Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603; Reg. No. 018552; Cal. No. 24627; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $10,000 fine payable within 2 months.

Bronx Care Pharmacy, Inc.; Pharmacy; 2404 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458; Reg. No. 028188; Cal. No. 24655; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $2,500 fine.

Nadeem Akhtar; Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458; Lic. No. 041118; Cal. No. 24656; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.

Physical Therapy

Andrew Stephen Zagorski; Physical Therapist; Wantagh, NY 11793; Lic. No. 021189; Cal. No. 24575; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.

Sandra J. Robinson; Respiratory Therapist; Painted Post, NY 14870; Lic. No. 002261; Cal. No. 24597; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year probation, $750 fine.

Veterinary Medicine

The Board of Regents voted on November 17, 2009 to stay the revocation of the physician license of��Angel Prado, Manhasset, NY 11030, and to place him on probation for a period of five years under specified terms and conditions. Dr. Prado’s license was originally revoked April 5, 2001.��