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 1           COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA 
 2           DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
 3           BUREAU OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
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 5   BRYAN REPPERT,           ) NO. 187-60-0429
 6             Plaintiff,     )
 7          - vs-             )
 8   COMMONWEALTH OF          )
 9   PENNSYLVANIA,            )
10   PENNSYLVANIA STATE       )
11   POLICE,                  )
12            Defendants.     )
13       Oral deposition of LEWIS S. SHARPS, M.D., 
14   taken at the offices of LEWIS S. SHARPS, M.D., 
15   254 West Lancaster Avenue, Paoli, Pennsylvania, 
16   on Thursday, April 29, 2004, at 4:50 p.m., 
17   before Dolores M. Horne, Shorthand reporter and 
18   Notary Public, in and for the commonwealth of 
19   Pennsylvania.
20           ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SERVICES
21           1880 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
22                15th Floor                  
23         Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103
24               (215) 988-9191
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 2   APPEARANCES:  
 3            LAW OFFICES of MARVIN LUNDY
 4            BY:  PAUL A. SOCHANCHAK, ESQUIRE
 5            1635 Market Street, 19th Floor
 6            Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103
 7            (215) 567-3000
 8            Attorneys for the Plaintiff
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13            DISCHELL, BARTLE, YANOFF, DOOLEY
14            BY:  JONATHAN B. YOUNG, ESQUIRE
15            2028 North Broad Street
16            Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 19446
17            (215) 362-2474 
18            Attorneys for the Defendants
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 1                   I N D E X
 2   WITNESS           EXAMINATION       PAGE
 3   LEWIS S. SHARPS, M.D.
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 5     By:  Mr. Sochanchak   Direct      5, 9
 6     By:  Mr. Young        Cross      7, 25
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11               E X H I B I T S
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13   NO.         DESCRIPTION             PAGE
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15   Sharps 1     Curriculum Vitae        5
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 1                   (Document marked Exhibit Sharps 
 2   1 for identification.)
 3                   LEWIS S. SHARPS, M.D., after 
 4   having been first duly sworn, was examined and 
 5   testified as follows:
 6                   MR. SOCHANCHAK:  My name is Paul 
 7   Sochanchak.  I represent Bryan Reppert.  We're 
 8   here today to take the trial deposition of Dr. 
 9   Lewis Sharps.  As this testimony is in lieu of 
10   live testimony before the assigned Workers' 
11   Compensation judge, Judge Liddy, all objections 
12   must be stated on the record or will be deemed 
13   waived.  Is that agreeable?  
14                  MR. YOUNG:  That's fine.  I note 
15   for the record that I'm Jonathan Young for the 
16   defendant employer.  
17                  MR. SOCHANCHAK:  I believe 
18   there's also a stipulation as to Dr. Sharps as a 
19   medical expert in the field of orthopedic 
20   surgery.
21                  MR. YOUNG:  That's fine.  
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23                  DIRECT EXAMINATION ON VOIR DIRE
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 1   BY MR. SOCHANCHAK:
 2   Q.       Dr. Sharps, do you have a copy of your 
 3   curriculum vitae in front of you?  
 4   A.       Yes, I do.
 5   Q.       I could give us a brief background of 
 6   your medical experience?  
 7   A.       I attended medical school at Thomas 
 8   Jefferson University Hospital from 1971 through 
 9   1975 and then entered into a surgical internship 
10   at the same university hospital through 1976.  
11   In 1976 I began my orthopedic specialty 
12   training, which was also at Thomas Jefferson 
13   University Hospital and extended through to 
14   1980.  In 1981 I became board certified by the 
15   American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.  In 1985 I 
16   became a fellow of the American College of 
17   Surgery.  I have been in private practice since 
18   1980 through the present time.  I'm on the 
19   full-time staff at Paoli Memorial Hospital, 
20   Phoenixville Hospital, St. Francis Hospital in 
21   Wilmington, Delaware and on the courtesy staff 
22   of Bryn Mawr Rehab.  
23   Q.       Doctor, in the past ten years have you 
24   had the opportunity to treat people who were 
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 1   involved in automobile accidents?  
 2   A.       Yes, I have.
 3   Q.       Would that also include individuals 
 4   who have sustained injuries to their neck, back, 
 5   shoulders?  
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