«This study is unique in the sense that it looks at a very common problem, currently intensively studied around the world, and
examines this challenge through an innovative method,» says investigator Frank Schwab, MD, chief of the Spine
Service at Hospital for Special
Surgery.
Once the koi were on campus, they were
examined by Dr. Esteban Soto, who regularly treats koi as a faculty member with the Aquatic Animal Health unit, a division of the Companion Exotic Animal Medicine and
Surgery Service.