Forbes
Forbes Online Edition 2/26/2013
"Dr. Q: From Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon"
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Kaiser Health News
The KHN Blog November 20th, 2012
"Uninsured Die At Higher Rates After Brain Surgery, Study Finds"
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Stem Cells International
Volume 2012
"Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Brain: From Benchside to Clinic" is a special edition article that Dr. Quinones co-authored for Stem Cells International.
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AANS - Profiles in courage
Volume 21, 2012
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons decided to feature Dr Q in their edition of "Profiles in Courage".
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Promise and Progress:
A Focused Mind (Winter 2007 edition)
Dr Q's story and achievements are featured in Promise and Progress, a Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center journal. He shares his vision of medicine and science, along with his exciting work on stem cell research that could one day " pave the way for a number of treatments for brain cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and brain damage."
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF DR. Q
Baltimore Magazine's Top Docs -- November 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.
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Baltimore Sun
Johns Hopkins doctors do brain surgery via eyelid
"When you tell people you had brain surgery, the first thing people always do is look for a scar, and that's what's amazing, there isn't one," said Liane Lefever, a patient diagnosed with a meningioma.
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The Baltimore Sun
'Illegal' immigrants and the next economy
In this edition of the Baltimore Sun, Dr Q is described as perhaps the nation's leading illegal-turned-incredible citizen. This article looks at the presence of illegal immigrants in the USA and whether or not they should be granted similar educational privileges as their classmates.
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NY Times: CLAUDIA DREIFUS
A Conversation With Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa
At the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa has four positions. He is a neurosurgeon who teaches oncology and neurosurgery, directs a neurosurgery clinic and heads a laboratory studying brain tumors. He also performs nearly 250 brain operations a year...
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Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
Baltimore Magazine's Top Docs -- November 2007
Every November, Baltimore Magazine compiles a list of the best doctors across the greater Baltimore region. The list is excerpted from The Best Doctors in America 2007® database, which includes approximately 41,000 physicians in more than 40 medical specialties
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Johns Hopkins: Dome
Volume 57; Number 7; September 2006
Dome is a publication for all the members of the Johns Hopkins Medicine family. In this article, learn about Dr Q's story and about his early start as a scientist at Johns Hopkins University.
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Baltimore Grill: Dr Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
September, 2008
The Hopkins neurosurgeon—and local hero—on Rocky, mastering his fear, and the 3-pound enigma.
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PopSci's 6th Annual Brilliant ten
October, 2007
We visit operating rooms, observatories, and islands full of slightly-less-than-rational monkeys to find the young geniuses who are shaping the future of science
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Reader's digest
Illegal Immigrant Turned Brain Surgeon
This article is an exciting review of Dr Q's story
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The Baltimore Sun
October, 2006
Dr Q tells his life story and successfully removes a tumor - the size of an orange - from a 28 year old patient.
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The Baltimore Sun: brain surgery hits prime time in science news
July, 2008
The rare surgery, an awake craniotomy, was captured for this season of “NOVA scienceNOW,” a science news magazine show on PBS.
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Fox News: Our American Dream -- written by Lucy Hood
October 19, 2011
Across the United States, in all fields of endeavor, Latinos are working to uphold their place in American society. Fox News Latino features Dr Q in "Our American Dream," a series of snapshots and profiles of Latino success stories.
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Hopkins Medicine
Winter 2007 - by David Dudley
PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A YEAR for alumni, faculty, parents and friends of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hopkins Medicine magazine brings readers face to face with people, issues and events that shape one of the world's leading health care institutions. In this issue, Dr Q tells his inspiring story and reveals his present life as a world renown Surgeon and Scientist.
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Johns Hopkins Medicine: News
2006 article reveals Dr Q's contribution to the discovery of human adult Neural Stem Cells.
"using special microscopes and chemical analysis of 42 samples of brain tissue taken at autopsy from seven people, and 43 samples of tissue removed with permission from living patients as part of unrelated neurosurgical procedures -- also revealed evidence of the move of cells lining the ventricles, or ependymal cells, to the same area of the brain, a discovery expected to provide further insight into the critical relationship among ependymal cell, astrocytes and potential brain stem cells."
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Sciencedaily: News
Gene delivery therapy into human brain cancer cells using nanoparticles -- July, 2011
Dr Q comments on a new technology developed by Hopkins Scientists that may one day prevent surgery all together.
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The oyemagazine
by Elisabeth Roman
This article is a short review of Dr Q's incredible story.
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Johns Hopkins Children Center
Hispanic Children Rarely Get Top-Notch Care For Brain Tumors
This article features some of the work Dr Q and his team are conducting in the field of Public Health
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HHMI: Bulletin
November, 2006
Many young scientists dream of heading a lab of their own. According to a few early and mid-career HHMI-supported researchers, todays's up-and-coming scientists experience certain realities their mentors never faced.
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Human Capital Blog
January 10, 2012
This article is a Q&A about Dr Q's story, book, and future.
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LA Times
Patt Morrison Asks: The brain, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
"The first time I said it in public was at lunch with my classmates in medical school in 1994. They asked me how I came to the United States, and I said I hopped the fence -- very matter of fact -- and everybody was laughing."
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Your Personal Best - Dr Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
by Chelsea Greenwood
This article goes over the many sacrifices Dr Q made to become who he is and " to make this a better place for all of us to live"
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Health.com
What the Stars Are Really Thankful For
In this article, famous personalities, including Dr Q, tell us what they are most thankful for and the time they felt most scared.
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Orange Register
A reminder of what America means -- by Yvette Cabrera
In the heat of political debates over immigration, Dr Q reminds us what America stands for and what made this country great.
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Recordnet.com
Brain surgeon latest distinguished Delta graduate
Dr Q is featured as an illustrious alumnus of San Joaquin Delta college. Delta President Raul Rodriguez called Quinones-Hinojosa a "shining example of how a community college education can help students realize their dreams."
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Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Fund
I came here with a dream
This is a philanthropic organization that serves as a voice of hope and a positive, unifying force for social changes. Dr Q's story is featured on their website.
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Forbes / Wolfe Emerging Technologies
Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa: Brain Cancer’s Worst Enemy
Dr Q's fight against brain cancer is being featured in this issue of Wolfe Emerging Tech. Dr Q explains the importance of stem cell research for his fight against brain cancer.
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Healthcare Heroes: The Daily Record
2008 Finalist - By Mary Medland
What makes Dr Q special and why does he receive so much respect.