The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners (the "Board") has taken the following actions in April 2008. This information is a summary prepared by the Board Administrative Office staff. Copies of the Orders can be found at www.njmedicalboard.gov under the right-hand pull down menu, "Board Activities," "Monthly Summaries." Requests for certified, true copies should be made in writing directed to William V. Roeder, Executive Director, P.O. Box 183, Trenton, New Jersey 08625.

DENDRINOS, George A., M.D.
License #MA067899
Dendrinos Medical Associates
P.O. Box 2268
Vineland, NJ 08362
Ross Univ/Univ of Dominica, 1995

Final Order Granting Summary Decision filed April 17, 2008. This matter was opened to the Board upon the filing of an Administrative Complaint on July 19, 2007. The single count complaint alleged Dr. Dendrinos engaged in sexual intercourse with patient E.D., which constituted gross or repeated malpractice or professional misconduct. Specially, the complaint alleged that Dr. Dendrinos began treating E.D. in April 1999, with a preliminary diagnosis of anxiety and depression and wrote E.D. a prescription for Zoloft. Dr. Dendrinos saw E.D. for eight office visits between April and October 1999, and many of these visits were “psych visits” and in addition to Zoloft, a prescription for ten Xanax pills was prescripted at one visit. It was further alleged that at some point, Dr. Dendrinos and E.D. began a sexual relationship and frequently had sexual intercourse in his office after normal office hours. The sexual relationship lasted until December 2000. The complaint alleged Dr. Dendrinos attempted to end the patient-physician relationship on December 24, 1999, by giving E.D. her medical records, after treating her for respiratory problems, but he never properly terminated his treatment of E.D. By way of mitigation, Dr. Dendrinos stated that he terminated his medical treatment regimen with E.D. in or about December 1999, and that he had an ongoing personal relationship with E.D. subsequent to thirty days past the rendition of the last professional service rendered, including a sexual relationship at a time when both he and E.D. were separated from their respective spouses. In its consideration of the evidence, the Board was mindful of the mitigating circumstances presented. The sexual misconduct that occurred appears to be a single occurrence, albeit a repeated and continuing act. Since that time, Dr. Dendrinos has rebuilt his marriage and his life with his wife and family, and his current remorse appears genuine. Although the violations occurred long ago, the Board believed the conduct to be sufficiently serious to warrant a period of active suspensionand a period of probation, along with re-education on medical ethics and maintaining appropriate boundaries with patients. The Board ordered the license of Dr. Dendrinos to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey suspended for three years beginning March 14, 2008. The first sixty days of said suspension to be active, with the remainder to be stayed and served as probation, contingent on compliance with the terms of this Order and the laws governing the practice of medicine and surgery in New Jersey. Dr. Dendrinos is to successfully complete courses in boundary issues and ethics to be pre-approved by the Board and he is to submit proposed satisfaction of these requirements to the Board for approval within sixty days of the entry of this Order. Dr. Dendrinos is to pay penalties in the amount of $10,000 and the Board reserves the right to award reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees in this matter. EFFECTIVE DATE: March 14, 2008.

 

FAINSILBER, Zev, M.D.
License #MA051627
15029 N Thompson Peak Pkwy
Suite B111-523
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Univ de La Salle, 1978
FLEX Endorsement

MODIFIED CONSENT ORDER filed April 3, 2008. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of information that on or about October 17, 2007, the Arizona Board filed a Consent Agreement for a Letter of Reprimand and Dismissal of Judicial Review Action finding that Dr. Fainsilber failed to appropriately refer a patient with suspected melanoma; engaged in inappropriate contact with a patient; and failed to maintain adequate records for patient F.B. On or about October 17, 2007, the Arizona Board entered a Consent Agreement placing Dr. Fainsilber’s license to practice as a physician on probation for a period of five years beginning on October 13, 2006; issued a Letter of Reprimand for failing to appropriately refer a patient with suspected melanoma to a specialist; and for failing to properly enter and maintain FB’s patient record in accordance with relevant medical standards. By entry of the Consent Agreement, all of Dr. Fainsilber’s interactions with female patients are to take place in the presence of another female licensed healthcare provider or chaperone, who must be present in all settings; he is to immediately obtain a treating therapist, approved by Board’s staff and remain in treatment with the therapist for boundary issues and psycho social issues for a minimum of twenty-four months, complying with the therapist’s recommendations for continued care and treatment; and successfully complete fifteen hours of Continuing Medical Education (“CME”) in medical records, pre-approved by the Board. The disciplinary action taken by the sister state of Arizona provided grounds to take disciplinary action against Dr. Fainsilber’s license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:1-21(e), in that, Dr. Fainsilber was found to have engaged in professional or occupational misconduct by a sister state agency. The New Jersey Board ordered and Dr. Fainsilber agreed to a formal reprimand be placed on his license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey for professional misconduct. Dr. Fainsilber can not engage in the practice of medicine and surgery in New Jersey until such time he has demonstrated that he holds an active, unrestricted license in Arizona; and prior to him engaging in active practice of medicine in New Jersey, he must appear before the Board, or a Committee thereof, to demonstrate that he has completely satisfied the conditions placed on his license to practice medicine in Arizona. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 3, 2008.

HARVEY, Clyde B., M.D.
License #MA35068
PO Box 1144
Monrovia, CA 91017-1144
Howard Univ, 1968
FLEX Endorsement

CONSENT ORDER OF VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF LICENSURE filed April 11, 2008. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of information that on or about February 9, 2007, the Illinois Board entered into an Order indefinitely suspending the license of Dr. Harvey. Dr. Harvey provided medical goods or services to recipients which were in excess of the recipients’ needs or of grossly inferior quality. In addition, Dr. Harvey suffers from a mental illness or disability, which resulted in an inability to practice medicine with reasonable judgement, skill and safety. Thereafter, on or about October 8, 2007, the New York Board accepted a Surrender of License from Dr. Harvey for professional misconduct based on the Illinois Order. Dr. Harvey now seeks to voluntarily surrender his New Jersey license in accordance with the terms of this Order. The New Jersey Board ordered and Dr. Harvey agreed to surrender his New Jersey medical license. Prior to seeking reinstatement of his New Jersey license, Dr. Harvey will be required to appear before the Board, or a Committee thereof, to demonstrate his fitness to practice medicine and that he holds an active unrestricted Illinois and New York medical license. Additionally, the Board reserves the right to place restrictions and/or limitations upon Dr. Harvey’s New Jersey medical license in the event his license becomes reinstated. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 11, 2007.

 

HELLER, Elliot M., M.D.
License #MA044554
1 Stockton Ct.
East Brunswick, NJ 08816-3424
SUNY Downstate, 1983
National Board

CONSENT ORDER OF REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSURE WITH RESTRICTIONS filed April 18, 2008. This matter was initially opened to the Board upon receipt of a request for early reinstatement of the license of Dr. Heller. On April 7, 2004, the Board filed a Final Order suspending Dr. Heller’s license for six years, retroactive to November 8, 2002, the date on which he surrendered his license to practice. Pursuant to this Final Order, the first five years of suspension, through November 8, 2007, was an active suspension, and the final year of the suspension to be stayed and served as probation. The Final Order also provided that prior to resuming any practice of medicine during the stayed period of suspension or thereafter, Dr. Heller was required to appear before a Committee of the Board and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that he was then fit to resume medical practice. Dr. Heller was ordered to pay cost in the amount of $6,172.50, which was paid. On March 28, 2007, Dr. Heller appeared with counsel before a Preliminary Evaluation Committee (‘Committee”) to discuss his petition for early reinstatement of his license and his compliance with the requirements of the Final Order. Dr. Heller testified that he was actively practicing medicine and surgery in New York. Based upon his testimony to the Committee and documentation provided to the Board, the Board previously determined that there was insufficient basis for an early reinstatement of licensure. Dr. Heller has now renewed his request to resume the practice of medicine and surgery and seeks to commence the stayed portion of his suspension. Since the August 17, 2004 Consent Order, Dr. Heller has now completed five years and five months of active suspension and only seven months of suspension remains to be served as probation. The Board ordered and Dr. Heller agreed to his license’s be reinstated and placed on probation for the remainder of the period of suspension, which concludes on November 8, 2008. The probationary period commenced upon the filing of this Consent Order. If Dr. Heller chooses to resume practice in New Jersey, he must provide ten days prior written notice concerning his intention to practice and include a full description of any employment and practice in New Jersey, as well as a listing of professional and residential addresses and telephone numbers. During his probation period, he is to submit written notification to the Board of any changes in employment and practice, professional and residential addresses within or without the State of New Jersey within ten days of the change; he is to notify in writing any medical employer with whom he becomes affiliated or at which he practices of the contents of this Order; he is to work only in a practice setting as an employee; and he will have a billing limitation and is precluded from having any authority for the billing of his services. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 17, 2008.

 

IQBAL, Mohammed S., M.D.
License #MA031654
735 Linwood Ave.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450-3534
Nishtar Col/ B Zakaria Univ., 1969
National Boards

CONSENT ORDER OF VOLUNTARY SURRENDER filed April 30, 2008. This matter was opened to the Board upon notification that Dr. Iqbal, a pediatrician licensed to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey was charged with two counts of second-degree sexual contact and one count of attempted sexual assault. The parties desiring to resolve this matter without the necessity for formal disciplinary proceedings and it appearing that Dr. Iqbal has read, understands and consented to be bound by this Consent Order and the Board having determined that the Consent Order is adequately protective of the public health, safety, and welfare, ordered and agreed that Dr. Iqbal will be granted leave to surrender his license to engage in the practice of medicine and surgery in New Jersey, to be deemed an indefinite term of suspension. Dr. Iqbal must immediately cease and desist from engaging in the practice of medicine in New Jersey and have no involvement of any kind, except as a patient, with any medical practice in New Jersey, including, but not limited to, that of his son, during the period of his license suspension. He is to immediately return his original New Jersey license, current biennial registration and surrender all CDS and DEA certificates in his possession, as well as all prescription blanks; pay a penalty in the amount of $5,000.00 and costs in the amount of $8,718.81; his license will not be reinstated for a minimum period of twenty-four months; he is to be evaluated, at his own expense, at an Institute in Philadelphia and attend any follow-up visits recommended by the Institute; and must appear before a Committee of the Board to demonstrate his fitness to resume the practice of medicine in a manner consistent with the public’s health, safety and welfare, including demonstrating his good moral character. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 30, 3008.

 

MAGEE, Joni L., M.D.
License #MA033580
418 Meadow Lane
Merion, PA 19066-1333
New York University Med Sch, 1968
National Board

FINAL ORDER OF DISCIPLINE filed April 30, 2008. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of information that Dr. Magee held a license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey from 1977 until 1995 at which time, Dr. Magee permitted her license to lapse. On or about August 22, 2006, an Order to Show Cause was filed with the Pennsylvania Board against Dr. Magee. More specifically, the Order stated that by report dated June 26, 2006, it was concluded upon a reasonable degree of medical certainty that Dr. Magee was currently unable to practice medicine with the requisite skill and safety due to mental infirmity. Thereafter, in response to the Order to Show Cause, Dr. Magee surrendered her Pennsylvania license, which was accepted pursuant to a Memorandum Final Order revoking her license which was entered on November 2, 2006. The disciplinary action taken by the Pennsylvania Board provided grounds to take disciplinary action against Dr. Magee’s license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey in that her Pennsylvania license to practice medicine had been revoked. The New Jersey Board ordered Dr. Magee’s license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey suspended until such time as her license to practice medicine in Pennsylvania has been fully reinstated with no restrictions, conditions or periods of probation. Prior to resuming active practice in New Jersey, Dr. Magee will be required to appear before the Board, or a Committee thereof, to demonstrate that she is fit to practice medicine and that she is in compliance with the Memorandum Final Order entered by the Pennsylvania Board; and that she holds an active unrestricted license to practice medicine in Pennsylvania. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 30, 2008.

 

MASSOOD, Stephen, D.O.
License #MB063095
Orthopedic Associates
15-01 Broadway, Ste. 20
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Phila Coll of Osteo Med., 1993

AMENDED CONSENT ORDER OF VOLUNTARY SURRENDER filed April 1, 2008. This matter was reopened to the Board upon receipt of a request from Dr. Massood’s wife, also a Doctor, to modify a Consent Order of Voluntary Surrender, entered March 24, 2006, to reflect facts now known concerning Dr. Massood’s underlying medical condition. Dr. Massood was accepted into the Alternate Resolution Program (“ARP”) of the Professional Assistance Program (“PAP”) on August 15, 2005, following his self-referral for cocaine abuse. He entered into a Private Letter Agreement with the PAP with the understanding that should he fail to comply with the stipulations, or should he relapse, an immediate notification would be made to the Board. On or about March 11, 2006, the PAP alerted the Board that Dr. Massood had relapsed into the use of cocaine and he sought leave to voluntarily surrender his license to practice medicine and surgery without prejudice. The Board entered an Order on March 23, 2006. In the fall of 2006, Dr. Massood was diagnosed with metachromatic leukodystrophy and his treating physicians offered opinion to the Board that the underlying disease may have been a causative factor in the substance abuse relapse. At present the doctor’s underlying condition provided a basis to support the continuation of many terms of the March 23, 2006 Order, and those terms remaining in place until such time as Dr. Massood can demonstrate fitness to resume practice with requisite skill and safety. The Board ordered and Dr. Massood agreed to continue his surrendered status and no renewals will be issued until further Order of the Board. Should Dr. Massood seek licensure in a State other than New Jersey, he authorizes the PAP to inform the licensing Board of that State of the current status of his recovery and his compliance with this Order. Prior to any restoration of his license, Dr. Massood must appear before the Board or a Committee thereof; he is to provide the Board with evidence that he is capable of discharging the functions of a license in a manner consistent with the public’s health, safety, and welfare and that he is not then suffering from any impairment or limitation which would affect his ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety; he is to affirmatively establish his fitness, competence and capacity to re-enter the active practice of medicine and surgery within New Jersey; and provide the Board with a full account of his conduct during the intervening period of time from the entry of the March 24, 2006 Order to his appearance. EFFECTIVE DATE: March 31, 2008.

 

ROSENSTEIN, Neil, M.D.
License #MA029946
654 Westfield Ave.
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
Univ of Cape Town, 1967
Examination

CONSENT ORDER GRANTING SURRENDER OF LICENSE, DEEMED A REVOCATION filed April 9, 2008. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of a September 28, 2007 Complaint filed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs . The Complaint alleged Dr. Rosenstein violated 18 U.S.C. 2252A(A)(5)(B) Sexual Exploitation of Children, based on his possession of child pornography on his personal computer. Dr. Rosenstein was arrested on October 2, 2007, and has decided to discontinue his practice of medicine and surgery in New Jersey and sought permission from the Board to surrender his New Jersey license to practice medicine. The Board granted Dr. Rosenstein leave to surrender his license to practice medicine and surgery, with said surrender to be deemed a revocation and effective on the date this Order is filed. Dr. Rosenstein must return his current biennial registration and wall certificate; provide immediate notice to the DEA of this Order; return his CDS registration; and comply with the “Directives Applicable to Any Medical Board Licensee who is Suspended, Revoked, or whose Surrender of Licensure has been Accepted”. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 9, 2008.

 

SALKIND, Scott A., D.O.
License # MB038485
143 W. Centennial Dr.
Medford, NJ 08055
Philadelphia College Osteopathic, 1979
National Boards

CONSENT ORDER GRANTING UNRESTRICTED LICENSURE filed April 29, 2008. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of a petition for restoration of unrestricted licensure filed on behalf of Dr. Salkind. Dr. Salkind has been practicing pursuant to a Consent Order granting restricted licensure filed with the Board on July 15, 2004, and since that time he has engaged in the practice of medicine subject to certain restrictions on his professional practice and the requirement that he comply with a program of treatment pursuant to the protocol designed by the Professional Assistance Program (“PAP”). In January 2008, the Board received and reviewed a submission from the PAP which indicated that it wholeheartedly supported the doctor’s return to unrestricted licensure. Thereafter, documentary submissions provided to the Board on the doctor’s behalf were analyzed by a Committee of the Board. Based upon its review of the Committee’s recommendations and its own assessments of the information provided to the Board, the Board is satisfied that Dr. Salkind remains in good standing in the PAP and that he has been in solid recovery for approximately five years. The Board ordered Dr. Salkind an unrestricted license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 29, 2008.

 

SHANMUGHAM, Revathi, M.D.
License # Pending
Riva Point
600 Harbor Blvd. - Unit 1002
Weehawken, NJ 07086
Madras Univ Med Coll, 1968
APPLICATION INTERNATIONAL

CONSENT ORDER filed April 9, 2008. This matter was opened to the Board upon review of Dr. Shanmugham’s application for licensure. In her application for licensure, Dr. Shanmugham responded affirmatively to questions pertaining to whether any type of disciplinary action had ever been taken with respect to her license (s) to practice medicine and whether she had ever surrendered her professional license. On or about June 21, 2002, the Florida Board by a Final Order issued a Letter Of Concern imposed a $5,000.00 administrative fine; required her to make a one hour presentation on proper administration of medication; required her to complete ten hours of CME consisting of five hours in ethics and five hours in risk management; and pay cost in the amount of $3,500.00, which was based on charges of prescribing the wrong medication to a patient upon discharge, for failing to maintain accurate patient records and pre-dating corrected prescriptions. Thereafter on or about October 28, 2002, Dr. Shanmugham surrendered her license to practice medicine in the State of New York for having disciplinary action taken by a duly authorized professional disciplinary agency of another State. Dr. Shanmugham and Counsel, appeared before the Credentials Committee of the Board (Credentials Committee) on December 17, 2007, to discuss her application for licensure and the discipline in Florida and represented her conduct in Florida to be an isolated event. On January 9, 2008, the Board approved the Credentials Committee recommendation to grant Dr. Shanmugham a license to practice medicine in New Jersey. In making its determination, the Board considered Dr. Shanmugham’s testimony in which she took responsibility for her actions in Florida and found her misconduct to be an isolated event. The Board also considered that Dr. Shanmugham’s has a unrestricted active status in Florida; that she has fully complied with the Florida Final Order; and her testimony on the reason she surrendered her license in New York. The New Jersey Board ordered and Dr. Shanmugham agreed to be granted a license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey on condition that she abides by the provisions set forth in this Consent Order. Dr. Shanmugham is to attend and complete a medical professional ethics course and record keeping course pre-approved by the Board within three months of the filing date of this Order and submit proof of successful completion of the courses within two weeks of completion of the courses. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 9, 2008.

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