I am looking for a highly qualified and experienced heart surgeon (aortic valve replacement) for the elderly. Could you give me names of doctors in Fredericksburg, VA, Spotsylvania, VA and Richmond, VA? Also, can highly calcified aortic valves be reversed with treatment? Is open heart surgery the best way to go if surgery is a must? How about about less invasive procedures, are they as effective? And why would open heart be selected in my case? Any other advise you can give me is appreciated such as: are lifetime medications needed after surgery with a tissue valve? What are the risks of death because of advanced age and if successful is normal life be resumed without limitations? Thank you very much; God bless you. Joseph Newton