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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Craig T. Davenport, certify that:



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| | 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on
    Form 10-Q of Endocare, Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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| | 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly
    report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
    or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
    statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
    statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
    covered by this quarterly report;
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| | 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial
    statements, and other financial information included in this
    quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the
    financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
    registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
    quarterly report;                   
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| | 4. The registrants other certifying
    officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and
    maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
    Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant
    and we have:                                                                                                       



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| | a) Designed such disclosure controls and
    procedures to ensure that material information relating to the
    registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
    known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
    the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
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| | b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the
    registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a
    date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
    quarterly report (the Evaluation Date); and                                                                                                      
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| | c) presented in this quarterly report our
    conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
    and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date.                                                                                                                                



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| | 5. The registrants other certifying
    officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
    evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit
    committee of the registrants board of directors (or
    persons performing the equivalent functions):



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| | a) all significant deficiencies in the
    design or operation of internal controls which could adversely
    affect the registrants ability to record, process,
    summarize and report financial information and have identified
    for the registrants auditors any material weaknesses in
    internal controls; and
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| | b) any fraud, whether or not material, that
    involves management or other employees who have a significant
    role in the registrants internal controls; and                                                                                                                                                           



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| | 6. The registrants other certifying
    officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether
    or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in
    other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
    subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including
    any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies
    and material weaknesses.



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| | /s/ CRAIG T. DAVENPORT       
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| | Craig T. Davenport           
| | Chief Executive Officer      
| | (principal executive officer)

Date: June 28, 2004

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