A meeting of the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners was held on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, 25 Market Street, 4th Floor Conference Center, Trenton, New Jersey for Disciplinary Matters Pending Conclusion, open to the public. The meeting was called to order by Ms. Karen Criss, Chairperson for Open Disciplinary Matters.

PRESENT

Board Members Cheema, Ciechanowski, Criss, Criscito, Jordan, Haddad, Lambert, Lomazow, Mendelowitz, Nussbaum, Paul, Reichman, Scott, Stanley and Walsh.

EXCUSED

Board Members, Clemency-Kohler, DeGregorio, Salas-Lopez, Strand, Weiss and Wheeler.

ALSO PRESENT

Assistant Attorney General Joyce, Deputy Attorneys General Dick, Flanzman, Gelber, Jespersen, Levine, Ringler and Warhaftig, Executive Director Roeder and Mary Lou Mottola, Executive Director of the Medical Practitioner Review Panel.

RATIFICATION OF MINUTES

THE BOARD, UPON MOTION MADE AND SECONDED, VOTED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, WITH THE RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS, FROM THE JUNE 11, 2008 BOARD MEETING.

OLD BUSINESS

DENDRINOS, George A., M.D. 25MA06789900
CONROY, Robert J. Esq.
RUBIN, Michael DAG Prosecuting

By way of background, the Board, at its February 13, 2008 meeting, voted to impose a three year suspension, sixty days active, the remainder stayed and served as a period of probation. Dr. Dendrinos was to take a Board pre-approved boundaries course, an ethics course and was assessed a penalty of $10,000. The Board reserved on the costs and directed the Attorney General to file its application within thirty days and Dr. Dendrinos then had fifteen days to respond. At the July 9, 2008 meeting, the Board considered the application on the papers. The Final Order Granting Summary Decision was effective March 14, 2008 and was filed on April 17, 2008.

THE BOARD, UPON MOTION MADE AND SECONDED, VOTED TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR DELIBERATIONS AND ADVICE OF COUNSEL.

All parties, except counseling and administrative staff, left the room.

Returning to Open Session, the Board announced the following:

IN THE COST APPLICATION, THE BOARD DID NOT ACCEPT THE RESPONDENT’S SUBMISSION DUE TO UNTIMELINESS AND LACK OF ADEQUATE EXPLANATION FOR THE DELAY AND THEREFORE DID NOT CONSIDER THE STATE’S RESPONSE. HOWEVER, ON ITS OWN REVIEW OF THE STATE’S CERTIFICATION OF COSTS AND COSTS APPLICATION FILED ON MARCH 18, 2008, THE BOARD DETERMINED TO AWARD COSTS OF $21, 614.44. AN ORDER MORE FULLY EXPLAINING THE BOARD’S REASONING WILL FOLLOW.

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Karen Criss, R.N., C.N.M.
Vice-President

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