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Iq qy; VIDEOTAPE DEPOSITION OF STEVEN MARK DONN, M.D.
COLES V. HUTLEL HOSPITAL
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MAY 31, 1996
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BSA VIDEOTAPE DEPOSITION OF STEVEN MARK DONN, M.D.
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III STATE OF MICHIGAN
[ 2] IN THE qRGUR COURT FOX THE COUNTY OF
WAYNE
(]/- MICHELE COlES,hWiuiduellyand
m Nam Frond of JOGpUEISE GALES,
(41 a Mlnor,
15) PIainYR,
CMI Action No. :
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[10/ VIDEOTAPE DEPOSITION OF
[III STEVEN MARK DONN, M.D.
(12j Taken on May 71, 1996, al, fire, Offica, of
(13J Hell and Oaar, 275 Emt WmhwI;tor, Street
[1sJ Ann ArOOr,Miehiqan,rteraDONS :l5P .m .
[15] APPEARANCES:
[761 For NePlainldl:
[171 ALIEN J . GOUNARD
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(191 For Me Defirradant
(201 STEPHEN 0. BRZQINSq
Killer. onnenn, w.ow a wno.y
(21j One Wao7wrCAwnua, 10N Floor
DiVdl, Michigan ~M2S
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ALSO PRESENT .
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Bran Kelley, Video Technician
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Ill Ann Arbor, Michigan
[21 May 31, 1996
[s) At or about 5:45 p.m,
(41 .***
(sl \' VIDEO TECHNICIAN : On the
record . This is] is the videotape
deposition of Dr. Steven M. Donn.
[7] It\'s being taken in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. Today is (e) May 31st,
1996. The time is now 5:45. My name
is 1s] Brian Kelley, I\'m a Notary in the
County of (ion Washtenaw.
[ii) Counsel, will you please
introduce (i21 yourselves.
[ia1 MR. BR2EZINSKI: This is
Stephen [ia1 Brzezinski; I represent
Hutzel Hospital in this [is1 case.
(is1 MR . COUNARD: Allen Counard
representing 117] the Plaintiff Michele
Coles and her baby, Jocqueise
pal C,Ol85 .
(is] VIDEO TECHNICIAN: Would
our court (201 reporter please swear
in the witness.
(zi1 STEVEN MARKDONN,
M.D., [z21 having first been duly
sworn or affirmed by the [2a) Notary
Public, was examined and testified as
follows :
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ill EXAMINATION
121 BY MR. BRZEZINSKI :
[a1 Q Doctor, could you please
state your full name.
[a1 A Steven Mark Donn, M.D.
(s1 Q And what is your profession?
161 A I\'m a physician .
p) Q Okay. And what type of
physician?
(e] A I\'m a neonatologist; that is,
I\'m a pediatrician [9] with a
subspecialty interest in the care of
the [lo] newborn infant .
[ill Q Okay. So how does a
pediatrician differ from a
[i2] neonatologist? What period of
time are we talking [ia1 about when
you say a newborn infant?
[ia1 A A pediatrician is a specialist
in medicine who [isj deals with the
diseases and problems of infants,
[isl childrens-children and
adolescents over the (i71 entire
pediatric age range. As a
neonatologist, I [1e] confine the
great majority of my practice to
his] newborn infants, usually
defined as the first 28 [20] days of
life . But more appropriately, R\'s
(2i] actually the period of time that
a newborn infant [z21 remains in
intensive care.
[2s1 Q And where are you
employed?
[za1 A I\'m at the University of
Michigan Medical Center.
[zsl I\'m a professor in the
department of pediatrics,
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[i1 and I\'m the medical director of
the Holden Neonatal [z] Intensive
Care Unit at the medical center.
(s1 Q And how long have you been
xrnnx(1n)
at theUofM?
[a] A Since 1978.
[sl D And during your practice as a
neonatologist, how [s1 many children
have you treated in the nursery,
[71 approximately, if you can do a
ballparK?
(e] A Well, in the past 18 years, I
would estimate the [s1 number
would be in the thousands .
(io] Q Okay. Have you worked with
nurses on a regular (I il basis in the
nursery as well?
(i21 A Yes, sir, every day.
(is) Q Okay. With respect to your
education, can you give [141 me a
brief sketch of your educational
background.
[is] A Yes, sir. I obtained my
undergraduate training at 1161 the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
between the 1171 years of 1967 and
1971 . I graduated in 1971 with a
[ia] bachelor of arts degree, and a
double major in the (1s1 fields of
zoology and German literature.
From the [zol years of 1971 through
1974, I went to medical [2i] school
at Tulane University in New
Orleans, [22] obtaining my M.D.
degree in November of 1974.
[2a] I spent six months between
graduation [2n] from medical school
and the start of my internship,
[2s) doing some research and
studying under the guidance
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[i] of Dr. Harry Shirkey, who at that