We deny the petition for writ of certiora-ri seeking to set aside the trial court’s order compelling a physician-witness to produce copies of records of other patients he has treated for conditions similar to that suffered by the claimant. The trial court provided that any possible reference to the identity of the patients be deleted from the records and protected from discovery. The trial court’s order relied on the fact that the physician predicated his diagnosis and opinion in claimant’s case, at least in part, upon his experience with the other patients. Hence, the court concluded that discovery of the medical history of those patients was relevant to the issues involved in claimant’s action against the respondents. We believe *15the trial court acted within its discretion in permitting discovery of relevant material while protecting the confidentiality of the physician's other patients. Cf. Fischer v. Hofmann Wholesale Nurseries, Inc., 487 So.2d 413 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986).
ANSTEAD, GLICKSTEIN and DELL, JJ., concur.