Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa
Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa | |
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Quiñones-Hinojosa in 2015 | |
| Born | January 2, 1968 |
| Nationality | Mexican, American |
| Other names | Dr. Q |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Harvard Medical School |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurosurgery |
| Institutions | Mayo Clinic Johns Hopkins |
Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa (also known as "Dr. Q") is a Mexican-American neurosurgeon, author, and researcher. Currently, he is the William J. and Charles H. Mayo Professor and Chair of Neurologic Surgery and runs a basic science research lab at the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville in Florida.
He is an editorial board member and reviewer for several publications. Most notably, he is the editor-in-chief for Schmidek and Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques (6th edition). He is also one of the editors for Controversies in Neuro-Oncology: Best Evidence Medicine for Brain Tumor Surgery, which was awarded first prize by the British Medical Association. He is co-founder and serves as president of Mission: BRAIN, Bridging Resources and Advancing International Neurosurgery, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation.
He has published an autobiography, Becoming Dr. Q, about his journey from migrant farm worker to neurosurgeon, and recently Disney with Plan B Entertainment productions announced that his life story is going to be featured in a movie.