Interview with G. Quayle Neslen, M.D. Founder of Sylva Orthopedics
- Q: Tell us a little about yourself. Where did you study medicine? A: I was born in Dallas, Texas, and I was raised in Whittier, CA. I graduated from the same high school Richard Nixon did. I went to college at Stanford University for my undergraduate, and then I attended graduate school for one year, worked for a year, and then decided to pursue medical school. I graduated medical school at George Washington University in Washington D.C.
2. Q: What factors led you to the decision to open a practice in Sylva, NC? A: The hospital was looking an orthopedic surgeon, and my wife and I were looking for a smaller community as opposed to a larger city. I did my internship after medical school at LA county hospital, and my residency at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, GA. My wife and I had decided we wanted a town smaller than Atlanta and did not want to go back to California. I also liked the idea of being in a place that truly needed my services. Sylva had no orthopedic program at all before the foundation of Sylva Orthopedics.
