Leslie Davis:  

I am retired, I was the first Orthopaedic Physicans Assistant at the Marshfield Clinic,Marshfield,WI in 1969. Prior to that I trained as a surgical technician at Carle Clinic,Urbana,IL, 1962, attened Methodist Hospital school of nursing, but did not finish. I obtained my LPN lic. Continued to work as surgical tech and LPN. Got married in 1965,my wife Cheryl Knopf was a student LPN,she was from Rantoul,IL. We wporked at Carle Clinic and Hospital. We moved to Wisconsin in 1967. We worked at Riverview Hospital,Wisconsin Rapids,WI, Cheri as a post surgical nurse and I in surg. We moved to Marshfield, WI in 1969 and worked at ST Joseph Hospital. Cheri in ICU and I in surg. MC was training Physician Assistants, I applied and was accepted. I was with Maechfield Clinic until 1995 when I had to retire because of Post Polio Syndrome. The PPS symptoms started in 1981, 1986 I had to leave surg and go off call. I approached the Ortho dept. with the suggestion of starting a Foot Clinic within our Ortho dept. It was accepted and I went off to get special training and started the foot clinic. The FC is still thriveing and has grown beyond my wildest dreams. My retirement has allowed me to hunt year round, rifle,crossbow and pistol. I really enjoy reading history,civil war,ww2 and Lincoln. I have also been collecting canteens from US and around the world. I also collect Coleman military lanterns & stoves. We own...Expand for more