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Proliance Surgery Center at Valley

Named Best Ambulatory Surgery Center by U.S. News for 2025

Proliance Surgery Center at Valley has been named one of the 2025 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers fororthopedic and spine care by U.S. News & World Report. Out of thousands of facilities reviewed nationwide, only aselect few earned this honor — Proliance Surgery Center at Valley among them.

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POA: Named Top Orthopedic & Surgical Care Provider in WA!

We are excited to announce that we have been named one of the top orthopedic and surgical care providers in Washington by Castle Connolly for 2025!

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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!

Introducing Our Newest Occupational Medicine Physician Assistants

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Alma Gomez, PA-C

Alma Gomez, PA-C, joined Proliance Orthopedic Associates in 2025 and, with over 20 years of experience as a certified physician assistant, brings a depth of expertise in occupational health, emergency medicine, urgent care, and clinical trials to our team.

To book an appointment with Alma, click the link below!

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Patrick Czaplicki, PA-C

Patrick Czaplicki, PA-C, joined POA in 2025 and specializes in the field of occupational medicine, treating a wide range of workplace injuries, developing comprehensive treatment plans that promote efficient recovery and a safe return to optimal health.

To book an appointment with Patrick, click the link below!

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UNMATCHED
SPECIALIZED
CARE

Find the care you need, when and where you need it, with the region's most comprehensive orthopedic care.

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Relief for Chronic Back Pain



At Proliance Orthopedic Associates, we’re proud to provide compassionate, patient-centered orthopedic care that helps you get back to doing what you love. In this video, Dr. Gregorio shares how our team combines advanced techniques, surgical precision, and personalized treatment to restore mobility and improve quality of life.
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Overcoming Debilitating Neck Pain



When pain limits your movement, every step can feel uncertain. In this video, Alicia shares how the specialists at Proliance Orthopedic Associates helped her return to an active, fulfilling life through expert orthopedic care and genuine compassion.
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A Surgery Center with Care Built Around You



At our Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), advanced technology meets personalized care. Our board-certified surgeons and dedicated staff deliver world-class orthopedic procedures in a comfortable, patient-focused environment — helping you heal faster and return to the activities you love.

HELPFUL RESOURCES

PATIENT SUCCESS STORIES

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I want to tell how much I’ve waited for my hand back. To help people, like you do doctor, it means so much to me to use my hand as a helping hand for others. I’ve prayed for this all year. Doing everything one handed, has been challenging.I...

- Marlene – Patient/Friend

We spend our summer months traveling so I put off going to the doctor until June of 2013 when I was having so much pain that we had to cut our travel plans short and had to return home. I was told that I needed a total hip replacement, but I...

- Joy

// Andrew L. Merritt, M.D.

Dear Dr. Cero,You are an excellent surgeon. Both of my surgeries, on my leg and arm went smoothly. For a woman turning 80, I give you a lot of the credit. You prepared both my family and me for both of the surgeries and gave me excellent care...

- Ramona Wolfe

First I want to say how thankful I am that my husband talked me into having my knee replaced. Of course he had some help from the doctor who replaced both his knees – Dr. Fredrick Huang. I had been suffering with terrible knee pain, putting off...

- Margaret W.

// Fredrick S. Huang, M.D.

I have now had 2 surgeries at Proliance and Valley Medical and they were both top notch. First was hip replacement with Dr. Barrett a few years ago. There’s a very good reason he has been on the “Top Doctor” list for so many...

- Sue W.

Even when military retiree John Clements was living with bone-on-bone pain in his right knee, he started his day at 6 a.m. and kept going until about 10 p.m. He lived with arthritic deterioration in his knee for 20 years.Clements had his right...

- Clement

I finally decided to do something serious about my basketball knee (surgery in 1978 to remove part of meniscus cartilage), injured from playing at 45 long after I should have quit. So, I had knee replacement about 1 year ago – Sept 9, 2014....

- Eugene W.

I had full knee replacement surgery on my right knee by Dr. Susan Cero in July 2017.  I am extremely pleased with the results, it now has been six weeks, and I am able to get back on my bike trainer to rebuild my muscle tone and prepare for my...

- Gary

I received foot fusion surgery for arthritis on Nov. 11, 2015. I feel great now. I just went back to my bowling in March. I am also able to walk my dog at least six blocks, where I was only able to walk a few blocks before. Dr. Novak was very...

- Rosalie L.

// Erik J. Novak, M.D., Ph.D.

I visited the Proliance office in severe pain. Forty years ago, I had been in a terrible car accident as a teenager where my hip was dislocated and had been walking with a limp for the past 10 years. It was getting harder to ride my bicycle and...

- Juan S