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1 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
IN THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
2 COUNTY OF CHARLESTON CIVIL ACTION NO: 00-CP-10-1181
00-CP-10-1183
3 SUSANNE COCKLE, as Guardian Ad Litem
for PHILLIP COCKLE, a Minor Under the
4 Age of Fourteen Years,
5 Plaintiff,
6 v
7 JAMES T MARTIN, JR, MD, LOW COUNTRY
WOMEN\'S SPECIALISTS, BRYAN L OHNING, MD,
8 MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH
TRIDENT MERGER CORP, f/k/a NORTH TRIDENT
9 REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC, f/k/a COLUMBIA TRIDENT
MEDICAL CENTER, a/k/a TRIDENT HEALTH SYSTEMS,
10 d/b/a TRIDENT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,
11 Defendants
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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COUNTY OF CHARLESTON
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SUSANNE COCKLE and JONATHAN COCKLE,
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Plaintiffs,
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v
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JAMES T MARTIN, JR, MD, LOW COUNTRY
18 WOMEN\'S SPECIALISTS, BRYAN L OHNING, MD,
NORTH TRIDENT MERGER CORP, f/k/a NORTH TRIDENT
19 REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC, f/k/a COLUMBIA TRIDENT
MEDICAL CENTER, a/k/a TRIDENT HEALTH SYSTEMS,
20 d/b/a TRIDENT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,
21 Defendants
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DEPOSITION OF STEVEN M DONN, MD
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1 DEPOSITION OF STEVEN M DONN, MD
2 Taken on May 9, 2002, at 215 East Washington Street,
3 Ann Arbor, Michigan, at or about 5:45 pm
4 APPEARANCES:
5 For the Plaintiffs: (Via Telephone)
6 MR O FAYRELL FURR, JR
Furr, Henshaw & Ohanesian
7 1900 Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577
8 (843) 626-7621
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For the Defendant James T Martin, Jr, MD: (Via Telephone)
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MS CHILTON SIMMONS
11 Hood Law Firm
172 Meeting Street
12 Charleston, South Carolina 29481
(843) 577-1219
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For the Defendant Trident Regional Medical Center:
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MR JOHN M HUDGINS, IV
15 Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC
999 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2700
16 Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 876-2700
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REPORTED BY: Robert E Bouck, CSR-3530
18 Certified Shorthand Reporter
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I N D E X
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WITNESS:
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STEVEN M DONN, MD Page
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Examination by Mr Furr 3
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24 EXHIBITS:
25 Donn Deposition Exhibit No 1 4
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1 Ann Arbor, Michigan
2 May 9, 2002
3 At or about 5:45 pm
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5 S T E V E N M D O N N, MD,
6 having first been duly sworn or affirmed by the Notary Public,
7 was examined and testified as follows:
8 EXAMINATION
9 BY MR FURR:
10 Q Dr Donn, my name is Fayrell Furr And I appreciate your
11 doing this deposition by phone this afternoon But I need to
12 make sure that if you give me an answer, that you don\'t shake
13 your head because I can\'t see you Please give us a verbal
14 response And if you\'ll try to stay close to the phone so we
15 can communicate, all right? Can you hear me okay?
16 A Yes, sir
17 MR HUDGINS: He\'s shaking his head yes
18 BY MR FURR, CONTINUING:
19 Q Okay Doctor, I\'ve got a copy of some old CVs I\'ve got from
20 some old depositions you have given over the years But I
21 don\'t know if I have a current one Do you have one with
22 you?
23 A I have one that isn\'t quite -- well, it\'s actually predated
24 June 30th of this year
25 Q That\'s a whole lot more current than the one I have
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1 A Okay
2 MR FURR: If you could go ahead and give a copy of that
3 to the court reporter, I\'d like to have that marked as
4 Exhibit No 1
5 (Donn Deposition Exhibit No 1 marked for
6 identification)
7 BY MR FURR, CONTINUING:
8 Q Dr Donn, you are a neonatologist, is that correct?
9 A Yes, sir
10 Q And just give me a very brief history of your educational
11 training as a neonatologist, beginning with where you went to
12 college and received your medical training
13 A My undergraduate training was obtained at the University of
14 Michigan I had a double major in german literature and
15 zoology I graduated in 1971 with a bachelor of arts degree
16 My medical training was obtained at Tulane University,
17 in New Orleans, graduated in November of 1974 with an
18 MD degree Following graduation from medical school, I
19 spent approximately a six month period of time working under
20 the auspices of Dr Harry Shirkey, who was the chairman of
21 pediatrics at Tulane, doing a number of things for him
22 including proofreading of tables of drugs he was preparing
23 for two textbooks, making rounds with him in the infectious
24 disease ward, and learning some research techniques in
25 pharmacology, which was his area of expertise
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1 In June of 1975, I began my residency in the field of
2 general pediatrics at the University of Vermont College of
3 Medicine and Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, in
4 Burlington, which concluded on June 30th of 1978 On July
5 1st of 1978, I began my fellowship in neonatal/perinatal
6 medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann
7 Arbor, which I concluded two years later I was appointed to
8 the medical staff at the University of Michigan Medic