Robin Williams, shown Jan. 18 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, is expected to make a full recovery from heart surgery. (Matt Sayles/Associated Press)

Robin Williams is recovering at a hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, after undergoing heart surgery 10 days ago.

The actor's doctors issued a statement Monday saying he is expected to make a complete recovery from surgery to replace an aortic valve at the Cleveland Clinic.

"His heart is strong and he will have normal heart function in the coming weeks with no limitations on what he'll be able to do," said Dr. A. Marc Gillinov, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. "A couple of hours after surgery, he was entertaining the medical team and making us all laugh."

Williams, 57, was forced to cancel a tour of his one-man comedy show, Weapons of Self-Destruction earlier this month.

The actor, who won an Oscar for his supporting part in Good Will Hunting, had experienced shortness of breath.

He was initially treated at the University of Miami hospital before being moved to Cleveland where surgeons replaced an aortic valve, repaired a mitral valve and corrected an irregular heartbeat.

His older brother, Robert Todd Williams, died in 2007 of complications from heart surgery.

'Can't wait to get back on the road'

Williams, known for his manic wit, was already joking about getting back on stage.

"I got some great new material for the tour and can't wait to get back on the road," he said in a statement.

"I'm thinking the next leg of the tour will be Weapons of Self-Destruction and Reconstruction!"

Doctors say his recovery is expected to take about eight weeks.

No date has been set for Williams to return to the stage, but he said he would like to return to the comedy tour, which was to take in 80 North American cities, this fall.

The actor thanked his doctors and "all of the people who have expressed their love and concern for me."

With files from the Associated Press