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Take a look at our recognized providers!
We are excited to announce that several of our providers were awarded the Seattle Met Top Doc designation. Proliance Orthopedic Associates is dedicated to helping patients receive quality treatment that is tailored to their individual needs. Innovation through collaboration: we apply our surgical and non-surgical expertise with the most current technology in each patient's diagnosis and treatment plan.
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Proliance Surgery Center at Valley!
We're celebrating one year of our ambulatory surgery center and want to give you a closer look at our state-of-the-art facility!
Proliance Surgery Center at Valley
Recognized as Top 20 ASC Performing Most Knee Replacements!
POA is among the top 20 ASCs that performed the most total knee replacement procedures in U.S. in 2022, click through to view the entire list!
Dr. Barrett Announces Retirement
Dr. Barrett's retirement comes after almost 40 years of service to the international joint replacement community.
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Linda Green discusses her anterior hip replacement and her experience with Proliance Orthopedic Associates’, Dr. Susan Cero.
- Linda
POA patient Betty, 89, recently received hip replacement surgery from Dr. Merritt. She details the discomfort that led to her decision to schedule orthopedic surgery and her experience at Proliance Orthopedic Associates. Her peers call her “the...
- POA Patient Betty
// Andrew L. Merritt, M.D.
Though early hip replacement is the new trend For 64 years you have been a good friend It is to thank you that I am writing this ode For you have done your best to carry my loadYou have been in London, Paris and French countryside You have been...
- Pat
Getting a hip replaced is no easy deal, but having it done by Dr. Susan Cero of Proliance Orthopedic Associates made it go so smoothly and it was an overall great experience. From the first appointment, to the pre-op, to the surgery, to the...
- Heather
“I am 64 years of age and on February 21, 2012 I had an Anterior Approach Total Hip Replacement at Valley Medical Center. Choosing the right orthopedic surgeon to me was very important to a successful surgery and recovery. My primary...
- Sherrie
Joel describes his trigger finger release surgery with Dr. Howlett.
- Joel
// John Howlett, M.D.
“My husband was going to have both knees replaced at the same time, pretty scary stuff. We live in Anchorage, but had a friend recommend Dr. William Barrett. We contacted his office and had xrays, etc. sent down to Seattle through our...
- Penny
I have lived a lot of my life with limitations. Between genetic anomalies and sports injuries, I’ve endured knee pain for more than 25 years. As time progressed, the pain got increasingly worse and the list of things I couldn’t do got...
- Caroline E.
// Andrew L. Merritt, M.D.
I came to see Dr. Shrivastava at Proliance Orthopedic Associates for a broken wrist. My experience at Proliance Orthopedic Associates was a long process of being in and out of casts over five months. I ended up damaging my broken wrist after...
- Mark
// Niket Shrivastava, M.D.
The Comeback KidI climbed Mt Adams on Friday, July 19, 2013.This was a big event for me for 2 reasons. I am the “comeback kid” as I have had bilateral knee replacements and two rotator cuff surgeries in the last 3 years. At 62, I...
- Don