Cindy Dahl-Neitzke, Registered Nurse, (no relationship to Dr. Dahl), has been the nurse clinician at the Fairview-University clinic for over five years. A native of Bismarck, North Dakota, with a bachelor's degree in nursing, she spent 15 years as an orthopaedic charge nurse in Reno, Nevada. Two years of general medical nursing saw her return to orthopaedics at the MLLC. She directs patient education, pre-operative and post-operative care. Her engaging personality and tell-it-like-it-is approach are well known.