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1 State of Ohio,
SS:
? County of Cuyahoga)
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4 Ill THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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6 JAMES PESKIN, et al,
7 Plaintiffs,
8 VS Case No 148,870
9 THE MT SINAT MEDICAL
CEI,ITER, et al, Judge Patricia Gaughan
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Defendants
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DEPOSITIOI,L OF LEROY J DIERKER, JR, MD
13 Thursday, January 18, 1990
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15 The deposition of LEROY J DIERKER, JR,
16 MD, a witness, called for examination by the
17 Plaintiffs under the Ohio Rules of Civil
18 Procedure, taken before me, Diane M Stevenson,
19 a Registered Professional Reporter and Notary
20 Public in and for the state of Ohio, by
21 agreement of counsel, at the offices of Weston,
22 Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howley, 25th Floor
23 Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio, commencing at
24 11:10 am, the day alnd date above set forth
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Diane M Stevenson, RPR
Morse, Gantverg & Hodge
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1 LEROY J DIERKER, JR, MD
2 A witness, called for examination by the
3 Plaiiitiffs, under the Rules, having been first
4 dulv sworn, as hereinaftei- certified, was
5 examined and testified as follows:
6 CROSS-EXAMINATION
7 BY MR BERRIS:
2 Q State your full name, please
9 A LeRoy Joseph Dierker, Jr
10 Q You are a physician?
1 1 A Yes
12 Q Your specialty area of practice is obstetrics
13 and gynecology?
1 4 A It is
15 Q I note also in your CV that the subject matter
16 of perinatology, as well
17 A y e s
18 Q Are you a perinatologist?
19 A I am
20 Q What is a perinatologist?
21 A Obstetrician who has subspecialty training in
22 high risk obstetrics
23 Q Are you Board certified in obstetrics and
24 gynecology?
25 A I am
Diane M Stevenson, RPR
Morse, Gantverg & Hodge
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1 Q Are you Board certified in perinatology?
2 A I am
3 Q When did you become Board certified in
4 perinatology?
5 A 19 8 1
6 Q Is that right around the time that the Board
7 certification became available in perinatology?
8 It is a new certification, isn't it?
9 A I think they started in about 174
10 Q Was this delivery of James Peskin that you
11 reviewed a Iiigh risk delivery?
12 A No, it wasrilt a high risk pregnancy
13 Q It wasn't a high risk pregnancy?
14 A No
15 Q What are the determining factors when you talk
16 about high risk pregnancy?
17 A Everything is relative, but you are looking at
18 something that might affect the outcome of the
19 motlier or the baby in an adverse way
20 Q There was nothing in this pregnancy that would,
21 apparently, affect the outcome of mother or baby
22 i,ri any way?
23 A ITo
24 Q Am I correct?
25 A I think you are correct
Diane M Stevenson, RPR
Morse, Gantverg & Hodge
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1 Q You did a residency at the Medical College of
2 Virginia?
3 A Ye-
4 Q From 172 to 176?
5 A Y e s
6 Q What was that residency in?
7 A Obstetrics
8 MR BERRIS: Let's mark this
9 (Thereupon, Plaintiffs' Exhibit 1 was marked
10 for identification)
11 Then a two-year fellowship at Cleveland
12 Metropolitan General Hospital?
1 3 A Yes
14 Q You have been at Cleveland Metro ever since?
1 5 A
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