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 1             IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
        FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND
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     IMRAN ZAIDI, Personal         :
 4   Representative of the Estate  :
     of the Late JAFFAR H. ZAIDI,  :
 5   Deceased, et al.              : CASE NO.
                                   : CAL00-14667
 6          V.                     :
                                   :
 7   ARVIND MEHTA, M.D., et al.    :
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10                March 7, 2002
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12                Telephonic deposition of GARY
13   J. VIGILANTE, M.D., held in the offices of
14   Gary J. Vigilante, Presbyterian Medical
15   Center, 39th and Market Streets,
16   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
17   commencing at 10:10 a.m., on the above
18   date, before Melissa M. Johnston, a
19   Professional Reporter and a Commissioner of
20   the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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            ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SERVICES
23         1880 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
                     15th Floor
24        Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
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 1   A P P E A R A N C E S :
 2          SCHOCHOR, FEDERICO & STATON, P.A.
            BY:  PHILIP C. FEDERICO, ESQUIRE
 3          1211 St. Paul Street
            Baltimore, Maryland 21202
 4          (410) 234-1000
            Counsel for the Plaintiffs
 5          (Via telephone)
 6   
 7          WHARTON, LEVIN, EHRMANTRANT, KLEIN &
            NASH, P.A.
 8          BY:  A. GWYNN BOWIE, JR., ESQUIRE
            104 West Street
 9          Annapolis, Maryland 21401
            (410) 263-5900
10          Counsel for the Defendant,
            Arvind Mehta, M.D.
11          (Via telephone)
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13          ARMSTRONG, DONOHUE, CEPPOS &
            VAUGHAN, CHTD.
14          BY:  RICHARD S. SCHRAGER, ESQUIRE
            204 Monroe Street, Suite 101
15          Rockville, Maryland  20850
            (301) 251-0440
16          Counsel for the Defendant,
            Doctor's Community Hospital
17          (Via telephone)
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19          ANDERSON, COE & KING, LLP
            BY:  J. MICHAEL SLONEKER, ESQUIRE
20          201 North Charles Street, Suite 2000
            Baltimore, Maryland  21201
21          (410) 752-1630
            Counsel for the Defendants,
22          Thomas Y. Ko, M.D., Sridhar
            Chatrathi, M.D. and Capitol
23          Cardiology Associates, P.A.
            (Via telephone)
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 2                  I N D E X
 3   WITNESS                           PAGE NO.
 4   Gary J. Vigilante, M.D.
 5          By Mr. Bowie
 6          By Mr.
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10               E X H I B I T S
11   NO.              DESCRIPTION       PAGE NO.
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13   Dr. Vigilante-1  Curriculum Vitae     5
14   Dr. Vigilante-2  Undated letter      12
15   Dr. Vigilante-3  Undated letter      18
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 1          DEPOSITION SUPPORT INDEX
 2   Direction To Witness Not to Answer
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 4   NONE
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 8   Request For Production Of Documents
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 2                (Whereupon, Exhibit Dr.
 3          Vigilante-1 was marked for
 4          identification.)
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 6                   GARY J. VIGILANTE, M.D.,
 7          after having been duly sworn, was
 8          examined and testified as follows:
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10                  EXAMINATION
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12   BY MR. BOWIE:
13          Q.    Good morning, Doctor.  This is
14   Gwynn Bowie.  Because we are taking this
15   deposition by telephone and everyone is
16   participating by telephone, to minimize the
17   problem, please try to wait until you're
18   reasonably sure I have finished asking my
19   question before you respond, and I'll try
20   to do the same thing; not ask another
21   question until I think you're finished.
22   Also, and I'm sure you have heard this
23   before, please let me know if any question
24   I ask you is unclear before you attempt to
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 1   answer.  Is that agreeable?
 2          A.    Yes.
 3          Q.    Would you state your full name
 4   and professional address for the record,
 5   please?
 6          A.    My name is Gary John
 7   Vigilante.  My address is Presbyterian
 8   Medical Center, Heart Institute Building,
 9   Suite 2C, 39th and Market Streets,
10   Philadelphia, PA 19104.
11          Q.    And I take it you are a
12   cardiologist?
13          A.    Yes; th