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2 THE STATE OF OHIO,
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3 COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA.)

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5 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

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7 JACK ALBANO,

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Plaintiff,
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VS. Case No. 153043
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HAMMOND CONSTRUCTION, et al., Judge Daniel Corrigan
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12  Defendants.

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14 DEPOSITION OF DAVID H. KRAHE, D.O.

15 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, 1992

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17 Deposition of David H. Krahe, D.O., a

18 witness called for examination by the Plaintiff,

19 under the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, taken

20 before me, Jill A. Krawetz, a Court Reporter

21 and Notary Public within and for the State of Ohio,

22 pursuant to agreement, at Brentwood Hospital,

23 4110 Warrensville Center Road, Warrensville Heights,

24 Ohio, commencing at 2:30 p.m., the day and date above

25 set forth.


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APPEARANCES:
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On behalf of the Plaintiff:
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Eric Kennedy, Esq.
5 Weisman, Goldberg, Weisman & Kaufman
1600 Midland Building
6 Cleveland, Ohio 44115

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On behalf of the Defendant Hammond Construction:
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Thomas Cabral, Esq.
9 Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman
Seventh Floor, Bulkley Building
10 Cleveland, Ohio 44115

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On behalf of the Defendant Salvaggi:
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John S. Rea, Esq.
13 Meyers, Hentemann, Schneider & Rea, Co., L.P.A.
2121 Superior Building
14 Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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Co-counsel for the Defedant:
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Jerome Ellerin, Esq.
17 Law Offices of Jermone Ellerin
1717 Bond Court Building
18 Cleveland, Ohio 44115

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3 DAVID H. KRAHE, D.O.
4 a witness, called for examination by the Plaintiff,
5 being first duly sworn, as hereinafter certified, was
6 examined and testified as follows:
7 CROSS-EXAMINATION
8 BY MR. KENNEDY:
9 Q. Doctor, my name is Eric Kennedy, and I represent
10 the Plaintiff in this case, Jack Albano. I
11 would like to ask you a few questions about your
12 care and treatment of Mr. Albano. We'll start
13 by having you state your full name and
14 professional address.
15 A. David H. Krahe.  The office address is 4100
16 Warrensville Center Road, Warrensville Heights,
1 7 Ohio.
18 Q. And you're a physician?
1 9 A . Yes .
20 Q. Jack Albano has been your patient since, at
21 least, 1986, and possibly before?
22 A. That's correct.
23 Q. What is your specialty?
24 A. Orthopedic surgery.
25 Q. What does that involve?

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1 A. Orthopedic surgery deals with musculoskeletal
2 problems, fractures, total joints and back
3 problems.
4 Q. Would that include, then, traumatic injuries to
5 the back?
6 A. Yes.
7 Q. Would that also involve surgery for injuries to
8 the back and other bones in the body?
9 A. That's correct.
10 Q. Before I ask you about your care and treatment
11 of Mr. Albano, can you tell us about your
12 education and training?
13 A. Starting with college, I attended John Carroll
14 University and graduated in 1973. I went to
15 medical school in Philadelphia from 1973 to
16 1977, did a rotating internship at Brentwood
17 Hospital in 1977, '78, and a four-year
18 orthopedic residency in orthopedic surgery at
19 Brentwood Hospital from 1977 to 1982.
20 Q. Are you board certified in orthopedic surgery?
2 1 A . Yes, I am.
22 Q. Can you tell us what that means to be board
23 certified?
24 A. The certification process is a three-part
25 process for us. After you complete your

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1 residency, the following year you have to take a
2 written test. If you pass that, you go on to
3 the second part, which is a practical test, and
4 then the third part is an exam done at the
5 hospital where other board certified physicians
6 come in and inspect your medical records and
7 also watch you perform in surgery. Having
8 passed all three of those, you then become board
9 certified.
10 Q. What is the body or the organization that grants
11 you board certification?
12 A. The American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic
13 Surgery.
14 Q. Now, osteopathic medicine, this Osteopathic
15 Board, how is that different from what one would
16 commonly refer to as the medical profession of
17 the practice?
18 A. From a medical standpoint, there's really no
19 difference. Orthopedics is orthopedics. There
20 are two different boards. The one being the
21 American Board of Orthopedic Surgery; the other
22 being the American Osteopathic Board of
23 Orthopedic Surgery.
24 Q. What hospitals are you presently affiliated
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1 A. I have staff privileges at Brentwood Hospital,
2 Richmond Heights Hospital and Marymount
3 Hospital .
4 Q. Have you held special positions in any of these
5 hospitals?
6 A. Yes. From time to time you serve on various
7 committees. I was past President of the
8 hospital staff at Brentwood Hospital, and
9 presently I am Chairman of the Medical Record
10 Department at Brentwood Hospital.
11 Q. Do you belong to any professional organizations?
12 A. Numerous.
13 Q. You can tell us a few.
14 A. The American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic
15 Surgery, t