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 1               COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
               DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
 2             BUREAU OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
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 4   EDWARD BELL               :   S.S. NO. 263-67-7247 
 5         vs.                 :
 6   PAUL'S RUN                 :
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 8                     July 15, 2002
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10                 Trial deposition of DR. CHARLES L. NELSON,
11   M.D., taken pursuant to notice, was held at University
12   of Pennsylvania Hospital, 3400 Spruce Street,
13   Silverstein Pavilion, 2nd floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
14   19104, beginning at 9:25 a.m., on the above date, before
15   Joshua Lieberman, a Federally Approved Registered
16   Professional Reporter and Notary Public in and for
17   the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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22              ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SERVICES
                        15th Floor
23            1880 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
             Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
24                    (215) 988-9191
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 1   APPEARANCES:
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 3                   HOWARD B. SEGAL, ESQUIRE
                     Robert Morris Building
 4                   100 N. 17th Street
                     9th floor
 5                   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
                     (215) 592-7520
 6                   For the Claimant
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                     LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT F. CERINO
 8                   BY:  CECILIA M. MUNESES, ESQUIRE
                     Centre Square West
 9                   1500 Market Street
                     12th floor
10                   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
                     (215) 246-9628
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 1                     DEFENDANT'S WITNESSES
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 3   WITNESS               VOIR DIRE    D      C     RD     RC
 4   Dr. Charles L. Nelson
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 6   BY MS. MUNESES:           6       11           115
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 8   BY MR. SEGAL:            10              37           132
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 1                       DEFENDANT'S EXHIBITS
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 3   EXHIBIT                DESCRIPTION            FOR ID.
 4   Nelson-1             Curriculum vitae           7
 5   Nelson-2             Report consisting of      21
                          seven pages from Charles
 6                        L. Nelson, M.D.
 7   Nelson-3             Packet of documents       26
                          consisting of 15 pages
 8                        entitled Job Analysis
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                         CLAIMANT'S EXHIBITS
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13   EXHIBIT                 DESCRIPTION           FOR ID.
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15   Dr. C. Nelson-1  Holy Redeemer Hospital And     49
                      Medical Center Operative
16                    Report
17   Dr. C. Nelson-2  Three-page report dated Oct.   53
                      3, 2000, from Dr. Frederick
18                    Balduini
19   Dr. C. Nelson-4  Three-page report dated Jan.  106
                      23, 2002, from Dr. Leonard B.
20                    Kamen
21   Dr. C. Nelson-5  Three-page report dated Jan.  111
                      10, 2001, from Dr. Robert E.
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 1                      DR. CHARLES L. NELSON, M.D.,
 2            having been duly sworn, was examined and
 3            testified as follows:
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 7                      MS. MUNESES:  Good morning.
 8            My name is Cecilia Muneses from the law
 9            offices of Robert F. Cerino.  We're here
10            today to take the deposition of Dr.
11            Charles L. Nelson, M.D. in the matter of
12            Edward Bell versus Pauls Run.
13                      This matter is presently
14            pending before Worker's Compensation
15            Judge Slom.
16                      Present on behalf of the
17            claimant is attorney Howard Segal.
18                      Since Dr. Nelson's deposition
19            is taken in lieu of live testimony the
20            applicable rules of procedure call for
21            all objections to be made on the record,
22            to be ruled upon by the Judge at a later
23            date.
24                      In the meantime, the doctor
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 1            will be allowed to answer over any
 2            objection.  Any objection that is not
 3            raised shall be deemed waived.
 4                      Counsel, are you agreeable
 5            with that?
 6                      MR. SEGAL:  I understand very
 7            well.
 8                      MS. MUNESES:  Doctor, you