Court Opinion

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Sognier, Judge,
concurring specially.
I concur fully in the majority’s opinion. I concur specially to add that in Division 2, the majority noted that the affidavit testimony of the two chiropractors did not include any statement that the attending physician failed to exercise the skill and care employed by the medical profession generally in the treatment of the patient. In my opinion, even had the affidavits contained such a statement, the affidavits would have raised no question of fact in this malpractice action because regardless of these affiants’ qualifications, the opinion of a chiropractor not qualified as a medical doctor should not be used to establish the standard of care required by the defendant medical doctor. Sandford v. Howard, 161 Ga. App. 495, 498 (7) (288 SE2d 739) (1982); Shea v. Phillips, 213 Ga. 269, 271 (2) (98 SE2d 552) (1957). See Botehlo v. Bycura, 320 SE2d 59 (S.C. App. 1984); Lundgren v. Eustermann, Supreme Court of Minn., decided July 12, 1985. But see Sandford, supra; Avret v. McCormick, 246 Ga. 401 (271 SE2d 832) (1980).
*420Decided September 24, 1985
Rehearing denied October 15, 1985
J. Dunham McAllister, for appellant.
William H. Duckworth, Jr., for appellees.