state of Ohio,
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2 County of Cuyahoga.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEA
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EMIL DeCREDICO,
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P I a i n t i f f ,
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v s . Case No. 112,6 3

8 HURON ROAD HOSPITAL, Judge
et al., Francis E. Swe ney
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Defendants.
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DEPOSITION OF ALAN MARKOWITZ, M.D.
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Thursday, March 17, 1988
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The Deposition of ALAN MARKOWITZ, M.D a
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witness, called by the Plaintiff for cross
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examination under the Ohio Rules of Civil Pr cedure,
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taken before me, the undersigned, Rober A. angemi,
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a Notary Public within and for the Stat of hio,
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pursuant to notice and agreement of counsel, at the
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offices of Alan Markowitz, M.D., 26900 Cedar Road,
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Cleveland, Ohio, commencing at 5:00 o'clock m., on
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the day and date above set forth.
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APPEARANCES:

On behalf of the Plaintiff:
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Weisman, Goldberg, Weisman & Kau man
3 Howard Mishkind, Esq.
540 Leader Building
4 Cleveland, Ohio 44114


5 On behalf of Defendant Huron Road Hospi al:

Reminger and Reminger
6 James Malone, Esq.
Peter Marmaros, Esq.
7 The 113 Building
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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on behalf of the remaining Defendants:

9 Jacobson, Maynard, Tuschman & Ka ur
Anthony DaPore, Esq.
10 Craig A. Grimes, Esq.
100 Erieview Plaza

11 14th Floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

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1 ALAN MARKOWITZ, M.D.
2 a witness called by the Plaintiff for c-oss
3 examination under the Ohio Rules of Civ 1 Pr cedure,
4 having been first duly sworn, as herein-fter
5 certified, was examined and testified a- follows:
6 CROSS-EXAMINATION
7 BY MR.  MISHKIND:
8 Q. Would you state your name for th record?
9 A. Alan Markowitz,
10 Q. You are a physician?
1 1 A . Yes.
12 Q. Your specialty is what, Doctor?
13 A. Thoracic and cardiac surgery.
14 Q. I asked you before we began the epos tion
15 whether you had a curriculum vitae, and you indicated
16 that you do, correct?
1 7 A . Yes.
18 Q. Is it current with regard to all of y ur
19 publications?
2 0 A . Yes.
21 Q. And you are going to provide me -ith copy of
22 that?
2 3 A . I can.
24 Q. Doctor have you written any articles ealing
25 with aortic aneurysms?
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1 A No I have presented some inforinaticn
2 recently about aneurysms.
3 Q. How recent?
4 A. About a week ago.
5 Q. Back in the 1985 time frame that we are
6 concerned about in this case, had you aithor d any
7 articles dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of
8 aortic aneurysms?
9 A. No.
10 Q. Specifically the diagnosis and t.eat
11 thoracic