An anesthesiologist and three certified registered nurse anesthetists have joined Anesthesia Associates, which provides anesthesia services to Kishwaukee and Valley West community hospitals. All have been approved for the medical staffs of both hospitals.

Dr. Vincent Tello is a 2006 graduate of University of Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He completed a residency at Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Houston. He also completed a residency at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital for Cook County Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Chicago, where he completed his fellowship as well.

The three CRNAs are Brian Sommer, a recent graduate of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, with a Master of Science in Nursing; Fatima Ayuba-Udoiwod, a 2010 graduate of DePaul University with a Master of Science in Nursing; and Elizabeth Stewart, a 2008 graduate of Northeastern University with a Master of Science in Nursing.