Dr. Dayhoff was born and resides in the Kankakaee area. He states "practicing medicine in your home town brings many rewards and challenges."  Dr. Dayhoff orginially chose pharmacy as his career choice. Graduating from Purdue University School of Pharmacy, he enjoyed a 13 year career with Osco Drugs, beginning in high school which spanned Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois.  Still interested in medicine he decided to pursue his second career as a physician and enrolled at Midwestern University.   Dr. Dayhoff then completed his family practice residency at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Quincy, Illinois.  Dr. Dayhoff has privileges to practice at both our local hospitals: Provena St. Mary's and Rush Riverside Medical Center.  He is board certified in family practice and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice.  He has faculty appointments at both SIU School of Medicine and Midwestern Universities as an adjunct Professor and continues to precept Medical and PA students.  He and his wife Dawn reside in the area and have 2 children.  Now in his 11th year of practicing medicine, he balances work, family and enjoys the outdoors, especially waterfowl and white-tail deer hunting in the cool weather and golf in the warmer weather.  He's also heavily involved in the field of Electronic Medical Records and their implementation.