Dr Susan Cero is a Research Fellow at Washington Policy Center.  She is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who retired from private practice in 2020.  She is past president and chairman of the Board of Proliance Surgeons Inc. and has served as a board member of the Washington State Medical Association. She graduated from medical school in Philadelphia and completed her residency in the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Washington in Seattle.   Dr. Cero practiced medicine for 32 years, specializing in sports medicine surgery and joint replacement.  She was affiliated with Valley/UW Medical Center and has served on the medical staff board and various committees. She and her husband have three grown children and love living in the great Northwest.