I   State of Ohio,
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          2   County of Cuyahoga.

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          4                IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

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          6   LAURIE SMITH,

          7                 P 1 a i n t i f f ,

                     VS.                   Case No. 76,756
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              CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN
          9   GENERAL HOSPITAL, et al.,

          10                Defendants.

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          12           DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM V. SHARP, M.D.


          13               Wednesday, September 30, 1987


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          15         The Deposition of WILLIAM V. SHARP, M.D., a


          16  witness called by the Plaintiff pursuant to the  Ohio


          17  Rules of Civil Procedure, taken before me, Robert  A.


          18  Cangemi, a Notary Public within and for the State  of


          19  Ohio, by agreement of counsel and without further

          20  notice or other legal formalities, at 75 Arch Street,

          21  Akron, Ohio, commencing at 6:00 o'clock p.m., on  the


          22  day and date above set forth.


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           1 APPEARANCES:


           2 On behalf of the Plaintiff:


           3        Weisman, Goldberg, Weisman & Kaufman

                    Richard Berria, Esq.

                    540 Leader Building
           4        Cleveland, Ohio  44114


           5 On behalf of Defendant Metropolitan General Hospital:


           6        Reminger & Reminger

                    John R. Irwin, Esq.

           7        The 113 Building

                    Cleveland, Ohio  44114

           8 On behalf of Defendant Mary B. Matejczyk, M.D.:

           9        Jacobson, Maynard, Tuachman & Kalur

                    Robert Maynard, Esq.

           10       100 Erieview Plaza - 14th Floor

                    Cleveland, Ohio  44114

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          1                  WILLIAM V. SHARP, M.D.
          2   called by the Plaintiff for examination under the
          3   Ohio Rul'es of Civil Procedure, having been first duly
          4   sworn, as hereinafter certified, was examined and
          5   deposed as follows:
          6                     CROSS-EXAMINATION
          7   BY MR.  BERRIS:
          8         State your namer please.
          9   A.    William Vern Sharp.
          10  Q.    Doctor, I am going to ask you some  questions
          11  today about your review of certain records and
          12  documents related to the matter of Laurie Smith
          13  versus Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital.
          14        If you do not understand any of my questions,
          15  or if any of my questions are not clear, please let
          16  me know and I will restate the question or ask it in
          17  a different way.
          18        If you have answered the question, I will
          19  assume you have done so because you understood the
          20  question; is that fair?
          21  A.    Yes.
          22  (i.   You are a medical doctor?
          23  A.    Yes, sir.
          24        And I have been provided with a copy of  your
          25  curriculum vitae, and within your medical profession
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          1  you are a general surgeon?
          2   A.    That is correct.
          3   U.    With a particular interest, I take it, in
          4   vascular surgery?
          5   A .   Yes, sir.
          6   Q.    What records did you review in  preparation  for
          7   your deposition tonight?
          8   A.    I reviewed the chart from Cleveland Metro
          9   General Hospital dated 6/28/83 to 8/3/83.
          10        I specifically, from that charti paid
          11  particular attention to the discharge summary and  the
          12  operative report of 6/30/83.
          13  Q.    when you sa y the operative report of 6/30/83,
          14  are you referring to the orthopedic surgery  operative
          15  report or the vascular surgery operative report?
          16  A.    The operative report of 6/30/83, which
          17  consisted -- that was the posterior cruciate  ligament
          18  repair; the operative report of 6/30/83, and 7/l/83,
          19  which was the arterial repair