Hi, the doctor I profiled that performed my surgery to correct my aortic aneurism and put in a bovine valve, as my aortic valve had torn leaflets that would have required a future surgery, was Dr. Lars Svensson who is head of their heart and vascular surgery division. The best way to make this journey productive is to call Jeanne Murphy Rn/BSN, assistant to the President (216-445-2500) and tell her why you wish to explore whether you need the surgery or not. She will direct you to the experts in the cardiology department for a review. They will ask for all your records; Echo's, CT scans, MRI's, X rays, ECG's, other health issues. Once they get everything, a cardiologist will contact you and probably suggest an appointment at Cleveland Clinic. Then you will go through 1-2 days of meetings, testing, reviews and at the end of the 2 days they will either send you home with no action needed, or schedule an appointment several months down the road. At that point, you should call Jeanne Murphy and ask her how do you get scheduled with Dr. Svensson. I may add CC has at least 2 other surgeons who are specialists in aortic aneurisms and they also are regarded as highly qualified. I am sure Mayo has excellent surgeons, as well. Another plus for Cleveland Clinic is they have a hotel right in the middle of the hospital's campus. It is an IHG hotel, very reasonable and you never have to go outside. Hope this helps and good luck.