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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

2 OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO

3 DOROTHY J. MELNIK, Individually

4 and as Administratrix of the

5 Estate of JOHN MELNIK, deceased,

6 Pl a int if f ,

7 V s . Case No.

8 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF 040195 and 51006

9 CLEVELAND, et al., As Consolidated

10 Defendants.

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12 Arbitration before Arbitrators Chris

13 Burba, Chairman, William D. Bonezzi and F. M.

14 Apicella, taken before me, Tia G. Moseley, a

15 Registered Professional Reporter and Notary

1 6 Public in and for the State of Ohio, at the

17 Justice Center, Courtroom 16D, Cleveland, Ohio,

18 on Friday, May 24th, 1985, at 9:15 o'clock a.m.

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1 BY-MR. WEISMAN:
2 Q. Doctor, there is no change in any way in
3 the measurements that you made, is there?
4 A . No
5 Q - No change in the classif ications that you
6 told us about?
7 A. No
8 MR. WEISMAN: Thank you,
9 doctor.
10 MR. PARKS: Mr. Chairman, I
11 will next call Dr. Floyd Loop to the stand.
12 Swear in the witness, please.
13 FLOYD D. LOOP, M.D., of lawful age,
14 cal led f or ex am ination , being f i r st dul y sworn
15 testified and said as follows:
16 DIRECT EXAMINATION OF FLOYD D. LOOP, M.D.
17 BY-MR. PARKS:
18 Q. Dr. Loop, will you give us your full name,
19 please?
20 A. Dr. Floyd D. Loop.
21 Q. And what is your profession or occupation,
22 s i r ?
23 A. Cardiac surgeon.
24 Q. Doctor, do you spend more than 75 percent
25 of your professional time in the active

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1 practice or teaching of medicine?

2 A . Yes .

3 Q. Doctor , when and where d id you receive

4 your college degree?

5 A. Purdue university.

6 Q. And that was in what year?

7 A . 1 9 5 8 .

8 Q. And what degree did you receive?

9 A. Bachelor of Science.

10 Q. What was your major?

11 A . Chemistry.

12 Q. When and where did you receive your

13 medical degree?

14 A. George Washington University.

15 Q- And what year was that?

16 A . 1 9 6 2 .

17 Q. After that, you did a year of internship?

18 A . Yes .

19 Q. Where was that, sir?

20 A. At George Washington University hospital.

2 1 Q - And what did you do following your year, s

22 internship?

23 A. I spent one year in general surgery and

24 then was drafted into the Air Force, where I

25 spent two years at Andrews Air Force base as a


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1 general surgeon. I received one year of credit

2 for that time in the service towards my

3 residency and after I left the service, I

4 became chief resident in the George Washington

5 University general surgery program until I left

6 there in 1968 and came to the Cleveland Clinic

7 for further training in thoracic surgery.

8 Q. And what was your training experience at

9 the Cleveland Clinic?

10 A. I spent two years of residency in

11 thoracic and cardiovascular surgery and

12 approximately six months as an associate staff

13 member before joining the staff in 1971.

14 Q. And did that complete your graduate

15 training, Dr. Loop?

16 A. Yes .

17 Q. Following completion of your graduate

is training in cardiothoracic surgery, what did

19 you do?

20 A. Well, I joined the staff at the Cleveland

21 Clinic in 1971 and have been in the practice

22 there since.

23 Q. Doctor, what is your current position at

24 the Cleveland Clinic?

25 A. I'm the chairman of the department of


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1 thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

2 Q. And how long have you held that position,

3 since when have you held that position?

4 A. 10 years.

5 Q- Doctor, are you board certified?

6 A. In general and thoracic surgery.

7 Q. What year were you board certified in

8 general surgery?

9 A . I believe 1970.

10 Q- That's correct, and in what year were you

11 Doard certified in thoracic surgery?

1 2 A . 1 9 7 1 .

13 Q. Doctor, I take it you're licensed to

14 practice medicine in the State of Ohio?

1 5 A . Yes .

16 Q. And when did you receive that licensure?

17 A. I believe it was a reciprocal licensure

18 that I obtained when I first started residency

19 tra in ing at the Cleveland C1 inic .

20 Q. And you are licensed to practice in what

21 other states?

22 A. Whatever states that a national board of

23 medical examiners reciprocates with.

24 Q. Doctor, are you a member of any

25 scientific or medical societies, scientific or


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1 medical societies Or organizations?

2 A Yes .

3 Q could you list the major ones for us?

4 A. In thoracic and cardiovascular surgery,

5 the two main ones are the American Associati