I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
2 OF MAHONING COUNTY, OHIO
3 WILLIAM G. GITSCHIER, et al.,
4  Plaintiffs,
5 VS. Case No.
6 JOHN AGNONE, M.D., et al., 86 CV 1547
7  Defendants.
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9 Video deposition of THOMAS VROBEL,
10 M.D., a Witness herein, called by the
11 Defendants for examination under the statute,
12 taken before me, Suzanne Lamparter, a
13 Registered Professional Reporter and Notary
14 Public in and for the State of Ohio, pursuant
15 to notice and stipulations of counsel, at the
16 offices of Thomas Vrobel, M.D., Cleveland
17 Metropolitan General Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio,
18 on Wednesday, March 9, 1988, at 5:30 o'clock
19 p.m.
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1 APPEARANCES:

2 On behalf of the Plaintiffs:

3 Weisman, Goldberg,

4 Weisman & Kaufman Co., L.P.A., by

5 ERIC KENNEDY, ESQ.

6 540 Leader Building

7 Cleveland, Ohio  44114

8 781-1111

9 on behalf of the Defendants:

10 Herbert, Treadon, Benson & Frieg

11 Co., L.P.A., by

12 DAVID L. HERBERT, ESQ.

13 The Belpar Law Center

14 4571 Stephen Circle, NW

15 Canton, Ohio 44718-3629

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18 ALSO PRESENT:

19 Paul McGuire,

20 Legal Video Technician

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12 11 MR. HERBERT: I object to that as to
13 14 MR. HERBERT: Objection. Go ahead.
15 11 MR. HERBERT: Same objection. A. I
16 12 MR. HERBERT: I object to that. Go
18 20 MR. HERBERT: Objection. A. No. Q.
19 13 MR. HERBERT: Objection. Motion to
19 18 MR. HERBERT: I object to counsel's
19 23 MR. HERBERT: Objection. A. Yes, I
20 6 MR. HERBERT: Objection. A. I
20 20 MR. HERBERT: Objection. A. it
21 7 MR. HERBERT: Objection. A.
23 7 MR. HERBERT: I object to the
23 14 MR. HERBERT: Objection. The record
25 9 MR. HERBERT: Objection. A. They
26 16 MR. HERBERT: Objection. Q. Now
29 22 MR. HERBERT: Same objection as to what Dr.
30 6 MR. HERBERT: Objection. A. This
30 14 Motion to strike. Objection. A. Two
32 17 MR. HERBERT: Objection. A. I did
33 25 MR. HERBERT: Objection. A. The
35 7 MR. HERBERT: I object to that. A.
46 10  KENNEDY: I'm going to object because I  don't
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1 MR. MCGUIRE: The time is

2 5:26. We are on the record.

3 THOMAS VROBEL, M.D., of lawful age,

4 called for examination, as provided by the Ohio

5 Rules of Civil Procedure, being by me first

6 duly sworn, as hereinafter certified, deposed

7 and said as follows:

8 EXAMINATION OF THOMAS VROBEL, M.D.

9 BY-MR. KENNEDY:

10 MR. KENNEDY: Doctor, my

11 name is Eric Kennedy. I represent Mr. and Mrs.

12 William Gitschier.  I want to ask you a few

13 questions about your background and review in

14 this matter.

15 MR. HERBERT: Can we do a

16 stipulation like we did for Dr. Litwak?  Can we

17 agree this is for the purposes of the

18 arbitration only, video tape deposition, some

19 of the questions I ask may not -- that I asked

20 during the discovery deposition I may rely upon

21 for the purposes of the arbitration rather than

22 re-ask them here today, is that reasonable to

2 3 you?

24 MR. KENNEDY: That's fine.

25 MR. HERBERT: This is only




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1 for the arbitration?

2 MR. KENNEDY: Fine.

3 Q. Doctor, can you please state your full

4 name?

5 A. Thomas R. Vrobel.

6 Q. Your professional address?

7 A. 3395 Scranton Road, Cleveland.

8 Q. You are a medical doctor, is that

9 correct?

10 A. That is correct.

11 Q. And what is your specialty?

12 A. Cardiology.

13 Q. What is the specialty of cardiology, if

14 you will?

15 A. It's the diagnosis and treatment of heart

16 disease.

17 Q. At my request did you review various

la records and films relating to William

19 Gitschier?

20 A. I did.

21 Q. Before I get into asking you your

22 impressions with respect to Mr. Gitschier, I

23 want to ask you a little bit about your

24 educational training. First what