BEFORE THE HEALTH CLAIMS ARBITRATION
OFFICE OF MARYLAND


BERNADETTE M. GESSER HCA NO. 78-92
and
EDWARD L. GESSER,
Claimants,
VS.
SUVANNEE VIDHYAPUM, M.D.
 a"d
MUSTAFA ONAL, M.D.
and
SOUTH BALTIMORE GENERAL
HOSPITAL, a body corporate,
Defendants.



Chester, Pennsylvania
September 17, 1980


Deposition of DE.  MARSHALL KLAVAN, held

in the offices of Dr. Marshall Klavan, Suite 203, Crozer-

Chester Medical Center, at 11:20 a.m., on the above date,

before Sean 14.  Fallon, a Registered Professional Reporter

and an Approved Reporter of the U.S. District Court.




APPEARANCES:

JONATHAN SCHOCHOR, ESQ.
1101 St. Paul Street - Suite 201
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Attorney for the Claimants

ROBERT H. HOUSE, JR., ESQ.
800 Fidelity Building
Charles at Lexington
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Attorney for Defendants Vidhyapum and Onal

WHITEFORD, TAYLOR, PRESTON, TRIMBLE & JOHNSTON
BY: WILLIAM D. WHITEFORD, ESQ.
2000 First Maryland Building
25 South Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Attorneys for Defendant South Baltimore
General Hospital

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I DR. MARSHALL KLAVAN, after havi@g
2 first been duly sworn, w, jarined and testified
3 as follows:
4 EXAMINATION
5 BY MR. WHITEFORD;
6 Q Doctor, your full name and your address?
7 A Marshall Klavan.  Suite 203 Crozer-Chester
S Medical Center, Professional Building, Upland, Pennsylvania.
9 0 And you are a licensed physician in the State
10 of Pennsylvania?
11 A I am.
12 0 How long have you been so licensed?
13 A Since 1964.
14 0 Doctor, your name has been supplied as an expert
15 witness by Mr. Schochor in the case of Gesser versus
16 South Baltimore General Hospital, et al.
17 When were you first contacted with regard to
18 this case?
19 A Summer of '78.
20 0 Were you sent records at that time?
21 A I was.
22 0 Were you sent anything else?
23 A Not at that time.
24 Q What have you subsequently been supplied with?

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I A Plaintiff's deposition.

2 Q Have you ever rendered a written opinion in this

3 case?

4 A No.

5 MR. SCHOCHOR: So the record is clear,

6 I also gave him the Interrogatories. He's

7 had those.

8 THE WITNESS: Well, that came with the

9 deposition.

10 MR. SCHOCHOR: Came later.

11 MR. BOUSE: Y ou mean the Plaintiff's

12 Answers?

13 MR. SCHOCHOR: The Claimant's Answers.

14 BY MR. WHITEFORD:

15 Q When did you first express an opinion with

16 regard to li