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The State of Ohio,
SS:
County of Cuyahoga



IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS



MARC S DENNIS, ET AL,

 Plaintiffs,

Vs Case Number: 222392

FAISSAL ZAHRAWI, MD, ET AL,

 Defendants



DEPOSITION of RICHARD D PARKER, MD
Thursday, April 27, 1995




Deposition of RICHARD D PARKER, MD, called by the

Plaintiffs for examination under the Ohio Rules of Civil

Procedure, taken before me, the undersigned, Christine M

Emery, Registered Professional Reporter, Notary Public in

and for the State of Ohio, pursuant to agreement of counsel,

at the Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Suite 41-A,

Cleveland, Ohio 44106, commencing at 11:07 am, the day

and date above set forth





CORSILLO GRANDILLO
COURT REPORTERS
950 Citizens Building
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
216-523-1700

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APPEARANCES:



On Behalf of the Plaintiffs:

James R Goldberg, Esquire
Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman Co, LPA
1600 Midland Building
101 Prospect Avenue, West
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

On Behalf of Defendant, Meridia Hillcrest
Hospital:

Stephen E Walters, Esquire
Reminger & Reminger
17th Floor, The 113 St Clair Building
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

On Behalf of Defendant, Faissal Zahrawi, MD:

S Peter Voudouris, Esquire
Jacobson, Maynard, Tuschman & Kalur
3530 Belmont Avenue, Suite 2
Liberty Centre
Youngstown, Ohio 44505

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1 RICHARD D PARXER, ND

2 called by the Plaintiffs for examination under the Ohio Rules

3 of Civil Procedure, after having been first duly sworn, as

4 hereinafter certified, was examined and testified as follows:



6 EXAMINATION

7 - - - - -

8 BY MR GOLDBERG:

9 0 Would you state your name, please?

10 A Richard D Parker

11 Q Dr Parker, my name is Jim Goldberg I represent Mr

12 Dennis in this case I'm going to ask you some questions

13 concerning the care and treatment of Mr Dennis at Meridia

14 Hillcrest Hospital while having ACL surgery

is If you have any questions, if you don't understand me,

16 if you don't hear me, can I have your agreement that you will

17 ask me to repeat the question?

18 A Yes, you do

19 MR GOLDBERGt Let the record show that

20 this is the deposition of Richard D Parker

21 being taken pursuant to agreement of counsel

22 And may we agree at this time that all

23 formalities as to notice and service may be

24 waived?

25 MR VOUDOURIS: Agreed



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1 Dr Parker, you are an MD?

2 A Yes, I am

3 0 What is your specialty?

4 A orthopedic surgery

5 0 Any subspecialty?

6 A Area of sports medicine

7 MR GOLDBERG: Do you have a CV there?

8 A I may have to refer to it

9 Q Can I have it after?

10 A Yes, you May

11 THE WITNESS: Does it have my Cleveland

12 clinic on there? I want to make sure -- yes,

13 so this is within the last year or 2

14 0 you're presently employed by Cleveland Clinic?

is A Yes, I am

16 0 What is your position at Cleveland Clinic?

17 A My position is staff physician, section of sports

18 medicine, department of orthopedic surgery I am the medical

19 director of sports orthopedic rehabilitation

20 Q How long have you been at Cleveland Clinic?

21 A 2 years and 5 months

22 Q Where were you before that?

23 A Tramer & Brahms, Incorporated at 26900 Cedar Road,

24 Beachwood, Ohio, Mt Sinai Medical Building

25 At that time which hospitals were you associated with?



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1 A Mount Sinai Medical Center, privileges at Richmond

2 General, rarely used

3 0 Did you have privileges at that time at Meridia

4 Hillcrest?

5 A No, I did not

6 Q May I ask you what you have reviewed in both giving

7 your opinions in this case by report and in preparation for

8 today's deposition?

9 A Yes, I have reviewed, let's see, Dr Zahrawils office

10 records, hospital admission and hospital records, from

11 07/09/90, Toronto General Hospital admission, physical

12 therapy records, ZKGs from here at the Cleveland Clinic, some

13 miscellaneous records by my colleagues, on 08/21/90,

14 07/01/91, 02/28/91 and outpatient records from the Cleveland

15 Clinic, also, on 05/21/90

16 In addition, I have reviewed the deposition of Dr

17 Zahrawi, as well as a letter and subsequent deposition of

18 James Aragona, as well as a Zahrawils history from Hillcrest

19 Hospital regarding their tourniquet The Plaintiff's

20 deposition and Dr Zahrawils deposition, March Ilth, 1992

21 Dr Aragonals deposition, which I said, also, that I reviewed

22 and his letter, and I think that's it

23 0 Have you reviewed depositions of nurses at Hillarest

24 Hospital?