STATE OF OHIO,
COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, SS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS


JOHN GRANTHAM, et al,

Plaintiffs,

VS Case No 184289
Judge M Corrigan
ZIMMER, INC,

Defendant




The deposition of GARY I KATZ, MD, called for

examination, via videotape and court reporter, by the

Plaintiffs, pursuant to the Ohio Rules of Civil

Procedure, taken before Janice L Andrews, a Registered

Professional Reporter and Notary Public within and for

the State of Ohio, taken at the May Medical Building,

14100 Cedar Road, University Heights, Ohio, on

Wednesday, the 6th day of March, 1991, commencing at

1:00 pm, pursuant to agreement







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I APPEARANCES:
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3 ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFFS:
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5 David G Davies, Esq,
6 Ray, Robinson, Hanninen & Carle
7 1650 East Ohio Building
8 Clevelandr Ohio 44114-2898
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13 ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANTt
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15 Richard J Berris, Esq,
16 Lawrence J Powerer Esq,
17 Weisman, Goldberg, Weisman & Kaufman
18 1600 Hidland Building
19 Cleveland, Ohio 44115
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23 ALSO PRESENT:
24 John Smith# Videotape Technician
25 Jon Jastromb, Videotape Technician

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2 WITNESSt GARY I KATZ, MD
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4 Examination by Mr Davies  3
5 Examination by Mr Berrie  34
6 Re-examination by Mr Davies  53
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1 MR DAVIESt This is the
2 ueposition of Dr Gary 1 Katz, taken on the
3 afternoon of March 6 199jr pursuant to notice
4 is there any question about the adequacy of the
5 notice, Mr Berris?
6 MR BERRIS!  No
7 MR DAVIESs And may we
8 agree that the formalities of filing can be
9 waived?
10 MR BERRIS: Yes
11 MR DAVIESt would you swear
12 the witness, please
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14 GARY I KATZt MD
15 of lawful age, called by the Defendant for examination
16 pqrsuanL to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, having
17 been first duly swornr as hereinafter certified, was
is examined and testified as follows:
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20 EXAMINATION OF GARY I KATZ; MD
21 BY MR  DAVIES;
22 0 Tell us your name, please
23 A Gary Katz
24 0 What is your profession or occupation?
25 A Orthopedic surgeon

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I Q Could you tell us your professional address,
2 please
3 A May Medical Building
4 0 And what city is that?
5 A University Heights
6 Q You said you were an orthopedic surgeon, is that
7 a specialty dealing with the bones and joints?
8 A Yes
9 Q How did you train to be an orthopedic surgeon?
10 A After graduation from medicai school in 1961, I
11 did a five-year residency in orthopedic surgery
12 and I finished in 1966
13 Q What was your medical school?
14 A Ohio State
15 0 And where did you do your residencies?
16 A Mt Sinai Hospital in Clevelanas and University
17 of Indiana
18 112 Are you licensed to practice medicine in Ohio?
19 A Yes
20 Q Are you what is called board certified?
21 A Yes
2 2 How does one become board certified in
23 orthopedic surgery?
24 A At that time, when you finished your training
2 5 program# two years later you took an

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1 examination, if you passed that# you were board

2 certified

3 0 Do you pracLice here in the Cleveland area?

4 A Yes

5 0 Do you practice at particular hospitals?

6 A Yes

7 Q What are those hospitals?

8 A Huron Road# Hillcrest and Bedford

9 Q In the course of your practice, do you teach

10 other doctors?

11 A Yes

12 0 What kind of doctors do you teach?

13 A AT this time, general surgery residents

14 0 Do you have a subspecialty in the field of

15 orthopedic surgery?

16 A I practice general orthopedics

17 Q This would include broken bonest arthritist what

is else?

19 A You got trauma and deformities of the bones and

20 joints

21 Q In the course of your practice, do you do hip

2 2 replacement surgery?

23 A Yes

24 0 How frequently do you do hip replacement

25 surgery?




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I A A few a month
2 0 Is it a major part of your practice?
3 A No
4 0 Do you know Dr Victor Goldberg?
5 A Yes
6 Q Do you refer cases to him from time to time?
7 A I have, yes
8 0 Under what circumstances do you refer cases to
9 Dr Goldberg?
10 A The cases I've referred to him were very complex
11 casesf both involving implants of the hips or
12 knees
13 0 Is he a specialist in -- or subspecialist in
14 that field?
15 A Yes
16 Q When you do hips i