RE: Pisano vs Mayo Clinic
Can you share with us, the link to Balbona’s testimony?
The transcript is on the court docket and does not allow cut and paste. It can be seared on Duval County court of clerks, but I will transcribe it exactly here:
Cross Examination:
By Mr. McCarthy:
Q. Thank you, your honor. Briefly, Dr. Balbona, you mentioned you were board certified, but you are no longer board certified, is that correct?
A. I am in solo practice. I have no need for it.
Q. And what were you board certified in?
A. Internal Medicine
Q. And what years were you board certified?
A. I was first board certified in 1993, again in 19 — or 2013 — 2000 —
Q. 2003 you mean?
A. Yeah, 2003. I think it lapsed in 2013. I then later got another Board of physicians and sugeons [this is an unrecognized board]. I’m competent, I’m experienced. My patients know that. There is just no legitimate reason for me to continue doing that. It’s not done anywhere else in the world. It’s just a private corporation that wants to extort money out of a physician. They are welcome to —
Q. Let me — I just want to make sure I understand. You were board certified in internal medicine. You allowed it to lapse in 2013. Then you referenced something about board certified in National Surgeon. What is —
A. There’s a revolt by many physicians, experienced, academic physicians saying why are we paying tens of thousands of dollars to a for - profit corporation to tell us that we are competent physicians? We should be able to do this on our own, and they established an alternative.
Q. So that’s not an official board certification that you are referencing, is it?
A. No, it is, sure
Q. All right, then who are you — are you board certified currently
A. I am not.
Q. By anyone?
A. No. That is my choice.
This is a verbatim copy of the transcript. I believe that you can register with clerk of court to look at the complete transcript.