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 1        COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
 2      DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
 3      BUREAU OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
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 5   WILLIAM MCKENNA,     *
 6        Claimant        *  B.C. No.
 7            vs.         *  2405430  
 8   KOCINSKI ROOFING     *
 9   & SHEET,             *
10        Employer        *
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13                 DEPOSITION
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15           LEWIS S. SHARPS, M.D.
16             May 27, 2004     
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21        ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SERVICES
22       1880 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
23                 15th Floor
24          Philadelphia, PA  19103
25               (215) 988-9191
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 1                 DEPOSITION
 2                     OF
 3   LEWIS S. SHARPS, M.D., taken pursuant 
 4   to Notice by Danielle M. Zamias, a 
 5   Court Reporter and Notary Public in 
 6   and for the Commonwealth of 
 7   Pennsylvania, at the office of Dr. 
 8   Sharps, 254 Lancaster Avenue, Paoli, 
 9   Pennsylvania on Thursday, May 27, 2004 
10   at 4:14 p.m.
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 1           A P P E A R A N C E S
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 3   PAUL A. SOCHANCHAK, ESQUIRE
 4   Lundy Law
 5   1635 Market Street
 6   19th Floor 
 7   Philadelphia, PA  19103-2297
 8       COUNSEL FOR CLAIMANT
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10   MATTHEW M. KARINCH, ESQUIRE
11   Holsten & Associates
12   One Olive Street
13   Media, PA  19063
14        COUNSEL FOR EMPLOYER
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 1                 I N D E X
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 3   WITNESS: LEWIS S. SHARPS, M.D.
 4   EXAMINATION ON QUALIFICATIONS
 5       By Attorney Sochanchak      8 - 10
 6   DIRECT EXAMINATION
 7       By Attorney Sochanchak     11 - 27
 8   CROSS EXAMINATION
 9       By Attorney Karinch        27 - 42
10   REDIRECT EXAMINATION
11       By Attorney Sochanchak     42 - 43
12   RECROSS EXAMINATION
13       By Attorney Karinch        43 - 44
14   CERTIFICATE                         45
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 3   ATTORNEY                        PAGE
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 1              P R O C E E D I N G S
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 3      LEWIS S. SHARPS, M.D., HAVING FIRST 
 4      BEEN DULY SWORN, TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
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 6   ATTORNEY SOCHANCHAK:
 7   Good evening.  We're at the 
 8      offices --- the Paoli office of 
 9      RSC Orthopedics in the matter 
10      of William McKenna versus 
11      Kocinski Roofing & Sheet.  
12      Present on behalf of the 
13      employer is Matthew Kocinski.  
14      Oh, I'm sorry. 
15   ATTORNEY KARINCH:
16   Karinch. 
17   ATTORNEY SOCHANCHAK:
18   Karinch.  I am Paul 
19      Sochanchak, representing the 
20      Claimant.  We're here today for 
21      the trial deposition of Dr. 
22      Lewis Sharps in lieu of live 
23      testimony before Judge Stokes. 
24      As this is in lieu of live 
25      testimony, I would ask that all 
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 1      objections be made on the 
 2      record or deemed waived.  Is 
 3      that agreeable? 
 4   ATTORNEY KARINCH:
 5   Yes.
 6   ATTORNEY SOCHANCHAK:
 7   Would you also agree to 
 8      waive the signing and sealing 
 9      of certification of the record? 
10   ATTORENY KARINCH:
11   Yes. 
12      EXAMINATION ON QUALIFICATIONS
13      BY ATTORNEY SOCHANCHAK:
14      Q. Doctor, could you please give a 
15      brief explanation, or a brief history, 
16      of your educational background? 
17      A. I attended medical school at Thomas 
18      Jefferson University Hospital from 
19      1971 through 1975.  I then entered 
20      into a surgical internship at the same 
21      University Hospital through 1976.  In 
22      1976, I began my orthopedic specialty 
23      training, which was also at Thomas 
24      Jefferson University Hospital and 
25      extended through 1980.  In 1980, I 
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 1      entered into private practice and 
 2      became a member of the full-time staff 
 3      at Paoli Memorial Hospital and 
 4      Phoenixville Hospital.  And I'm also 
 5      on the full-time staff presently at 
 6      St. Francis Hospital, on the courtesy 
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