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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

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6 LINDA P. FISHBACH, et al,

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8 VS. Case No. 030,004

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UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF Judge John Corrigan

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Defendants.
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DEPOSITION OF STEVEN SORIN, M.D.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1982
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Deposition of Steven Sorin, M.D., a witness
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called by the plaintiffs herein, pursuant to the
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Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, taken before me,
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Sidney Gantverq, Registered Professional Reporter
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and Notary Public within and for the State of Ohio,

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by agreement of counsel and without notice or other

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leaal formalities, at University Hospitals of

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Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, beginning at 2:30 P.M.,

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on the day and date above set forth.

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1 APPEARANCES:

2 On behalf of the Plaintiffs:

3 Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman
Paul M. Kaufman, Esq.
4 540 Leader Building

Cleveland, Ohio
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On behalf of Defendant University Hospitals of
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7 Arter 6 Hadden
R. Crawford Morris, Esq.
8 1144 Union Commerce Building

Cleveland, Ohio
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On behalf of Defendant Dr. Moskowitz:
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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs Co., L.P.A.
11 Harry Cornett, Esq.
One Cascade Plaza,
12 P. 0. Box 1500
Akron, Ohio 44309
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On behalf of Defendant Dr. Ankeney:
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Reminqer & Reminqer
15 Roy-Hulme, Esq.
300 Leader Building
16 Cleveland, Ohio

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William wood
19 Dr. Timothy Woods
Dr. R. Moskowitz

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STEVEN SORIN, M.D.

2 a witness called by the plaintiffs herein, pursuant

3 to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, having been

4 first duly sworn, as hereinafter certified, was

5 examined and deposed as follows:

6 CROSS-EXAMINATION

7 BY MR. KAUFMAN:

8 Q@ Would you state your full name for the record?

9 A. Stevin Sarin.

10 QL Your residence address, please?

11 A. 23417 East Baintree, that's Beachwood.

12 Q. Your occupation or profession?



1: A. I am a physician.

I OL Dr. Sarin, your professional address, please?

15 A. 1800 East 105th Street, Cleveland.



'6 MR. KAUFMAN: I think the record should

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is purposes of cross-examination, and is by agreement

19 with counsel, and by agreement of Dr. Sarin,

20 and there shall be a waiver as to any possible

21 defects in notice or serviqe.

22 MR. MORRIS: Correct.

23 MR. CORNETT: Agreed.

24 QL Doctor, I am going to be asking you some

25 questions.  If at any time I ask you anything that is

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1 not perfectly clear to you, please do not try to

2 answer it. Okay?

3 A. Okay.

4 Q. Ask me to restate it or rephrase it, or have

5 our court reporter read it back to you.

6 IL Okay.

7 OL If you don't understand my question, don't try

9 to answer it. That way you and I will be clear at

9 the end of the deposition that you understood my

10 questions, and answered them accordingly.

11 A. Okay.

12 OL Also, as counsel has possibly told you, you must

13 respond verbally or audibly to my questions, as the

14 court reporter cannot take down nods of the head or

15 shrugs of the shoulders, so please verbalize your

16 responses, if you will.

17 A. All right.

18 (I Tell me your date of birth, please?

19 A. March 22,1950.

20 Q. In the field of medicine do you have a specialty

21 or a subspecialty of any kind?

22 A. Yes.  The subspecialty is rheumatology.

23 I guess the specialty would be internal

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25 And at your professional address, are you

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1 affiliated or associated with any other physicians

2 in your i)rivate practice?

3 A. No.

4 a I may have begged the question. Do you have a

5 orivate practice, as such?

6 A. I do have a private practice,yes.  I am a

7 full-time member of the staff at Mt. Sinai Hospital,

8 but the private practice is my own.

9 OL The business address you gave, is that Mt. Sinai

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11 A. Yes.

12 O. Is that the medical building?

13 A. That's the hospital. I am at the medical

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15 VL Would you trace for us, please, your educational

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18 A. I started undergraduate school in 1969 at

19 Northwestern University. I did two years of under-

20 graduate training, and went into Northwestern Medical

21 School in 1970; graduated in June of 1974