Retirement Services Division July 27, 2018 - MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD

MINUTES OF MEETING
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD
FRIDAY, JULY  27, 2018

A Meeting to the Medical Examining Board was held on Friday, July 27, 2018, at the Office of the State Comptroller, 55 Elm Street, Room 208, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106. 

PRESENT:
Kamel Ghandour, M.D., CHAIRPERSON
Richard Blum, M.D.
J. Robert Galvin, M.D. 

        

 ABSENT:
 Nikolai Lieders, M.D.
 Lynn Rudich, M.D.
 Manny Katsetos, M.D.
 Amarjeet Dargan, M.D
 Debra Pollack, M.D.

       

  OTHERS PRESENT:
Annette Sadlowski, Supervisor Disability Retirement
Tanya Jasper, Disability Retirement Unit
Melinda Powell, General Counsel to the Commission Rose Kallor, LLP

 

Please note that a portion of the meeting was conducted in executive session as the focus of the meeting was the medical condition(s) of each Disability Retirement applicant.

 

CALL TO ORDER

           

The Chairperson called meeting to order at 9:04 am. 

 

Dr. Ghandour motioned to go into the Executive Session to discuss medical condition(s) related to the applications for Disability Retirement, seconded by Dr. Galvin at 9:06 am.  Members of the Retirement Services Division and the General Counsel to the Commission were invited to stay during Executive Session.  Annette Sadlowski left the meeting at 10:20 am. and returned at 10:25 am.  Tanya Jasper left the meeting at 11:01 am. and returned at 11:05 am.  Dr. Ghandour left the meeting at 11:33 am and returned at 11:38 am.  Dr. Galvin left the meeting at 11:33 am and returned at 11:39 am.  Melinda Powell was excused from the meeting at 12:26 pm.  There was a brief break at 12:24 pm until 12:29 pm.                             

                                                 

  1.  Cecelia Blanco and Giuseppe Ainzuain appeared before the Board at 12:30 pm.  They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 12:36 pm.
  2. Aprile Butler and Attorney Laura Ondrush appeared before the Board at 12:39 pm.  They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 12:41 pm.
  3. Tracy Cicero-Reynolds and Attorney Richard Grabow appeared before the Board at 12:42 pm.  They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 12:54 pm.
  4. Pierre Coffi and Christine Golet appeared before the Board at 12:58 pm.  They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 1:03 pm.
  5. Roman Dzidzitsky appeared before the Board at 1:08 pm.  He made a statement, and then was excused by the Board at 1:19 pm.
  6. Marco Gianotti appeared before the Board at 1:24 pm.  He made a statement and then was excused by the Board at 1:33 pm.
  7. Elaine Jeffrey and Attorney Laura Ondrush appeared before the Board at 1:35 pm.  They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 1:40 pm.
  8. Phillip Marino appeared before the Board at 1:42 pm.  He made a statement and then was excused by the Board at 1:43 pm.
  9. Audie Powell  and Attorney Russell  Zimberlin appeared before the Board at 1:45 pm.  They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 1:53 pm.
  10. Kimberlee-Ann Phillips and Attorney Laura Ondrush appeared before the Board at 1:56 pm.  They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 2:02 pm.
  11. Wexly Rivera appeared before the Board at 2:04 pm.  She made a statement and then was excused by the Board at 2:06 pm.
  12. Jerry Sullivan appeared before the Board at 2:07 pm.  He made a statement and then was excused by the Board at 2:17 pm.

   

Dr. Ghandour motioned to come out of Executive Session, seconded by Dr. Galvin at 2:25 p.m.

 

NANCY ABBOTT                               D- 12446                                      NON-SERVICE CONNECTED 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Nancy Abbott's entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

CECELIA BLANCO                            D- 11858                                    SERVICE-CONNECTED 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Cecelia Blanco's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

JUDITH BOOTH                                  D- 12515                                                 NON-SERVICE CONNECTED 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Judith Booth's entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

KAREN BORG                                      D- 12449                                                   SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Karen Borg's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

APRILE BUTLER                                 D- 12533                                                  NON-SERVICE CONNECTED 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Aprile Butler's entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

TRACY CICERO-REYNOLDS              D- 12400                                                 NON-SERVICE CONNECTED 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Tracy Cicero-Reynolds' entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

PIERRE COFFI                                     D- 12522                                                SERVICE-CONNECTED 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Pierre Coffi's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

ROMAN DZIDZITSKY                        D- 12467                                                SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to deny Roman Dzidzitsky's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement, however,  the Board would look favorably upon a non-service connected disability.   Motion approved unanimously.

 

MARCO GIANOTTI                            MD- 1512                                             SERVICE-CONNECTED 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Marco Gianotti's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

MARIE GONERA                                  D- 12427                                CHANGE TO NON-SERVICE CONNECTED 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Marie Gonera's entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

ELAINE JEFFREY                              MD- 1546                                           SERVICE-CONNECTED 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Elaine Jeffrey's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

BILLY JIMENEZ                                  D- 12344                                           SERVICE-CONNECTED 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to deny Billy Jimenez's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

VALERIE LUND                                    D- 12456                                          SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Valerie Lund's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

PHILLIP MARINO                                D- 12459                                         SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Phillip Marino's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

CAROL MORSE                                    D- 12527                             NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Carol Morse's entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

ROSEMARY O'LONE                        D- 12127                                         CHANGE TO NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Rosemary O'Lone's entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

KIMBERLEE-ANN PHILLIPS             D- 12278                                           SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to deny Kimberlee-Ann Phillips' entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement, however, the Board would look favorably upon a non-service connected disability.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

AUDIE POWELL                                   D- 12190                                            SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to deny Audie Powell's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

LISA RELIHAN                       D- 12232                                  CHANGE TO NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Lisa Relihan's entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

WEXLY RIVERA                                    D- 12393                                  SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Wexly Rivera's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

JERRY SULLIVAN                             D- 12334                                  NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Jerry Sullivan's entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

JESSICA TILLSON                              MD- 1549                      NON-SERVICE CONNECTED (posth.) 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Jessica Tillson's entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

JUAN TORRES                                  D- 12614                                          NON-SERVICE CONNECTED 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Juan Torres' entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

LAUREN WAY                                   D- 12511                                            NON-SERVICE CONNECTED (posth.) 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Lauren Way's entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

RACHEL WHITESELL                       D- 12613                                  NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Rachel Whitesell's entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

LORRIE WILLIAMS                            MD- 1555                                 NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to approve Lorrie Williams' entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

JANET WYNN                                     MD- 1295                     SERVICE-CONNECTED (reconsideration) 
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to stand by the Board's previous decision to deny Janet Wynn's entitlement to Service-Connected(RECON) Retirement.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

DONALD YANAVICH                         D- 12454                                  SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to deny Donald Yanavich's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement, however, the Board would look favorably upon a non-service connected disability.  Motion approved unanimously.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT:

            Dr. Ghandour moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin to adjourn the meeting at 2:29 p.m.


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