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Meeting of the Board of Regents | July 2009

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - 11:00pm

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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

 

TO:

The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents

 

FROM:

Frank Muñoz

                                         

SUBJECT:

Appointments and Reappointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions and Reappointments of Extended Members to the State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels

 

DATE:

July 14, 2009

STRATEGIC GOAL:

Goal 3

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

 

Summary

 

Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)

 

Should the Regents approve the proposed Appointments and Reappointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions and Reappointments of Extended Members to the State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels?

 

Proposed Handling

 

The question will come before the full Board at its July 2009 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken. 

 

Procedural History

 

Approval of board members by the Board of Regents is required by Section 6508(4) of the Education Law.

 

Background Information

 

              Information on the proposed (re)appointees is noted on the attachment. 

 


Recommendation

 

              The Regents should approve the proposed (re)appointments.

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

              If the Regents approve these (re)appointments, members’ terms will go into effect as noted on the attachment.

 


Table 1 of 2

Proposed Appointments and Reappointments of Members to the State Boards for the Professions

 

Board Name, Type of Proposed Action, Candidate's Name, Residential Address,

and Judicial District

 



Candidate's Current Employer, Address and Judicial District



Proposed

Term

 

Highest and/or Professional

Degree(s) Earned,

Member Type, and

Licensure Specifics

State Board for Dentistry

(Reappointments)

 

Alban C. Burke

Armonk, NY 10504

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

Castle Hill Dental Group

735 Castle Hill Ave.

Bronx, NY 10473

 

Judicial District XII

 

Harlem Dental Assocs.

2225 Fifth Ave. #MG

New York, NY 10037

 

Judicial District I

 

 

 

 

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

Degree: D.D.S. (Dentistry), New York University; B.A. (Business Admin.), B.S. (Biology), Morehouse College

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1997

License #047291

Peter H. Collins

Troy, NY 12180

 

 

Judicial District III

(Self-Employed)

2119 Burdett Avenue

Troy, NY 12180

 

Judicial District III

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

Degree: D.D.S. (Dentistry), McGill University; Diploma (Periodontics), University of Toronto

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1974

License #030584

Ralph H. Epstein

Glen Cove, NY 11542

 

 

 

Judicial District X

(Self-Employed)

173 East Shore Road

Suite 201

Great Neck, NY 11023

 

Judicial District X

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

Degree: D.D.S. (Dentistry), SUNY Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine; B.A. (Psychology), University of Miami

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1979

License #034227

Luis J. Fujimoto

New York, NY 10028

 

 

 

Judicial District I

(Self-Employed)

250 West 57th Street

Suite 2130

New York, NY 10028

 

Judicial District I

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

Degree: D.M.D. (Dentistry),

University of Pennsylvania; B.S (Zoology), George Washington University; Certificate (Periodontics), University of Pennsylvania

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1991

License #043242

Jean G. Furuyama

New York, NY 10010

 

 

 

 

Judicial District I

(Self-Employed)

Waterside Dental Group

10 Waterside Plaza

Lobby Level

New York, NY 10010

 

Judicial District I

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

Degree: D.D.S. (Dentistry), New York University; B.A. (French), Colby College

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1979

License #034948

Christine M. Matis

Northport, NY 11768

 

 

 

Judicial District X

SUNY Farmingdale

Dept. of Dental Hygiene

2350 Broadhollow Rd.

Farmingdale, NY 11735

 

Judicial District X

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

Degree: M.P.A. (Public Admin.), New York University-Wagner; B.S. (Health Care Admin.), Long Island Univ.; A.A.S. (Dental Hygiene), SUNY Farmingdale

Profession: Dental Hygienist

Licensed in 1978

License #014164

Ronnie Myers

Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510

 

 

 

Judicial District IX

Columbia University

School of Dental & Oral Surgery

630 West 168th St.

New York, NY 10032

 

Judicial District I

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

Degree: D.D.S. (Dentistry), Certificate (Pediatric Dentistry), Columbia University; B.S. (Biology), Syracuse University

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1979

License #034538

Eugene A. Pantera

East Aurora, NY 14052

 

 

 

Judicial District VIII

University of Buffalo

School of Dental Medicine

114 Squire Hall

Buffalo, NY 14214

 

Judicial District VIII

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

Degree: D.D.S. (Dentistry), Univ. of Detroit; M.S. (Oral Science), Certificate (Endodontics), University of Buffalo; B.S. (Zoology), Syracuse University

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1975

License #031851

State Board of Medicine

(Reappointment)

 

Myra B. Shayevitz

Manlius, NY 13104

 

 

Judicial District V

 

 

 

 

 

Syracuse VA Medical Ctr.

800 Irving Avenue

Syracuse, NY 13210

 

Judicial District V

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

Degree: M.D. (Medicine), New York University School of Medicine; B.A. (Zoology), Barnard College, Columbia University

Profession: Medicine

Licensed in 1995

License #201499

State Board for Midwifery

(Appointments)

 

Melissa Creighton

Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567

 

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

Hudson River Community Health Center

1037 Main Street

Peekskill, NY 10566

 

Judicial District IX

 

 

 

 

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

Degree: B.S. (Business Admin. Finance), SUNY Albany; A.A.S. (Nursing), SUNY Westchester – WCC

Public Member

 

Flannery Hysjulien

Trumansburg, NY 14886

 

Judicial District VI

(N/A)

37 Whig Street

Trumansburg, NY 14886

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

Degree: M.S.W. (Social Work), University of North Carolina; B.A. (Sociology), Colorado College

Public Member

Kathleen Dermady McMahon

Syracuse, NY 13215

 

 

Judicial District V

SUNY Upstate Med. Ctr.

90 Presidential Plaza

Univ. Health Care Ctr.

Syracuse, NY 13202

 

Judicial District V

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

Degree: M.S. (Nursing), Syracuse University; N.P. (Obstetrics and Gynecology), SUNY HSC; B.S. (Nursing), Univ. of Southern Maine

Profession:  Midwifery

Licensed in 1996

License #000618 (Midwife)

License #360090 (NP)

License #295733 (RN)

Donald S. Matheson

Brooklyn, NY 11230

 

 

Judicial District II

Integrity Medical Care

135 West 27th Street

New York, NY 10001

 

Judicial District I

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

Degree: Residency (OB/GYN), St. Vincent’s Hospital; M.D. (Medicine), Jefferson Medical College; B.S. (Biology), City College of New York

Profession:  Medicine

Licensed in 1987

License #169748

(Reappointments)

 

Christopher J. Murphy

Clifton Park, NY 12065

 

Judicial District IV

 

 

 

Ellis Hospital

624 McClellan Street

Schenectady, NY 12304

 

Judicial District IV

 

 

 

 

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

 

 

Degree: M.D. (Medicine), Albert Einstein College of Medicine; M.S. (Nursing), Pace University School of Nursing

Profession: Medicine

Licensed in 1989

License #176624

Cecilia Stearns

Byron, NY 14422

 

 

Judicial District VIII

 

The Women’s Care Ctr.

215 Summit Street

Batavia, NY 14020

 

Judicial District VIII

 

 

August 1, 2009

to

July 31, 2014

Degree: Certificate (Midwifery), Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing; M.S.N. (Women’s Health), SUNY Buffalo

Profession: Midwifery

Licensed in 1995

License #000216

 

 



Table 2 of 2


Proposed Reappointments of Extended Members to the

State Boards for the Professions for Service on Licensure Disciplinary and/or

Licensure Restoration and Moral Character Panels

 

Board Name, Type of Proposed Action, Candidate's Name, Residential Address,

and Judicial District

 

 

Candidate's Current Employer, Address and Judicial District

 

Proposed

Term

 

Highest and/or Professional

Degree(s) Earned,

Member Type, and

Licensure Specifics

State Board for Dentistry

(Reappointments of Extended Members)

 

Nancy R. Barnes

Forest Hills, NY 11375

 

 

Judicial District XI

 

 

 

 

 

Howard Winter, DDS

176-17 69th Avenue

Fresh Meadows, NY 11365

 

Judicial District XI

 

 

 

 

 

August 1, 2009

to

July  31, 2014

 


 

 

 

Degree: B.A. (English), Queens College/Empire State; A.A.S. (Dental Hygiene), New York City Community College; A.A.S., Queensboro Community College

Profession: Dental Hygiene

Licensed in 1970

License #010114

John M. Iacono

Manhasset, NY 11030

 

 

Judicial District X

(Self-Employed)

169 Eakins Road

Manhasset, NY 11030

 

Judicial District X

August 1, 2009

to

July  31, 2014

 

Degree: D.D.S. (Dentistry), University of Maryland, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery; Certificate (General Dentistry), U.S. Army Rotating Dental Internship; B.S. (Biology), St. John’s University

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1965

License #024958

Owen K. W. Jones

Westbury, NY 11590

 

 

Judicial District X

(Self-Employed)

786 Lenox Road

Brooklyn, NY 11203

 

Judicial District II

August 1, 2009

to

July  31, 2014

 

Degree: D.D.S. (Dentistry), Howard University, College of Dentistry

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1968

License #027904

Michael Lozman

Menands, NY 12204

 

 

 

Judicial District III

(Self-Employed)

P. O. Box 821

17 Johnson Road

Latham, NY 12110

 

Judicial District III

August 1, 2009

to

July  31, 2014

 

Degree: D.D.S. (Dentistry), Fairleigh Dickinson University; Certificate (Orthodontics), New York University, School of Dentistry; B.A. (Psychology), Wilkes University

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1967

License #027039

Ester L. Lim

New York, NY 10021

 

 

 

 

Judicial District I

(Self-Employed)

Empire State Building

350 Fifth Avenue

Suite 6910

New York, NY 10118

 

Judicial District I

August 1, 2009

to

July  31, 2014

 

Degree: D.M.D. (Dentistry), University of the East, Philippines

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 2009

License #039155

R. Chester Redhead

Scarsdale, NY 10563

 

 

Judicial District IX

(Self-Employed)

2225 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10037

 

Judicial District I

August 1, 2009

to

July  31, 2014

 

Degree: D.D.S. (Dentistry), B.S. (Zoology), Howard University

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1955

License #020552

William R. Smithea

New York, NY 10032

 

Judicial District I

(Retired)

156-20 Riverdale Drive

Apt. #16-J

New York, NY 10032

 

 

August 1, 2009

to

July  31, 2014

 

Degree: D.D.S. (Dentistry), Howard University; M.P.H. (Public Health), Columbia University; B.S. (Psychology), Virginia State University

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1960

License #022650

Robert E. Watson

Hamburg, NY 14075

 

Judicial District VIII

(Retired)

4538 Hidden Hollow Rd.

Hamburg, NY 14075

 

 

August 1, 2009

to

July  31, 2014

 

Degree: D.M.D. (Dentistry), University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine; B.S. (Zoology), Ohio Wesleyan University

Profession: Dentistry

Licensed in 1961

License #023449

State Board of Medicine

(Reappointment of Extended Member)

 

Rafael A. Olazagasti

Woodstock, NY 12498

 

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

 

Benedictine Hospital

105 Mary’s Avenue

Kingston, NY 12401

 

Judicial District III

 

 

 

 

 

August 1, 2009

to

July  31, 2014

 


 

 

 

Degree: M.D. (Medicine), University of Puerto Rico Medical School; B.A. (Biology), SUNY Oswego; M.S. (Health Service Admin.)

Profession: Medicine

Licensed in 1974

License #119711