Ashley Frohlich, originally of the Tryon area and a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, has joined Asheville Anesthesia Associates, P.A.

Frohlich graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in nursing degree from the University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, S.C. She received a master of science in nursing, nurse anesthesia concentration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, N.C.

Prior to joining Asheville Anesthesia Associates, Frohlich was employed as a registered nurse with Medical Staffing Network in Raleigh, N.C.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are advanced practice registered nurses certified to administer anesthesia after completing anesthesia graduate school programs and a rigorous national exam.

Asheville Anesthesia, www.ashevilleanesthesia.com, has served Western North Carolina for more than 40 years and provides anesthesia and perioperative management services to area hospitals and surgery centers throughout the region.

– article submitted by Carolyn Duncan