In October 2006, 51 year old Ron Fierro sat down with Dr. David Adams to discuss his reasons for coming to Mount Sinai from Florida to have a mitral valve repair.

“Fix the source of the problem...”	“We wanted a surgeon that does a lot of these...”	“Somebody passionate about what they do...”	“The best you can find...”	“The reasonable thing to do...”	“The best decision for us...”	“I looked at it for myself...”	“Doing nothing just didn't seem to be an option...”	“I'm not ready to sit down yet...”