Dr. Q’s Story
A Doctor Without Borders
From the humblest beginnings in Mexicali, Mexico, Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa literally jumped the border fence into the United States for a better future. With a drive and passion unparalleled, he worked to become an internationally renowned neuroscientist and neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
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the book
Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon
Dr. Quiñones tells his incredible life story: from impoverished childhood, to migrant farm worker, to graduating cum laude from Harvard medical school.
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IN THE MEDIA
CNN -- 2010
Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa tells CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta about his journey out of poverty in Mexicali, Mexico. The CNN crew follows Dr. Q into his Operating Room and observes him removing a life threatening brain tumor.
CSPAN -- 2011
Dr. Alredo Quinones-Hinojosa, author of "Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Worker to Brain Surgeon" talks about his new book on CSPAN.
Baltimore Magazine -- 2011
How a migrant farm worker and illegal immigrant became a Hopkins neurosurgeon. Baltimore Magazine describes Dr Q’s unique relationships with patients and the research he is conducting at Hopkins.