Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa
Quiñones-Hinojosa in 2015
Born (1968-01-02) January 2, 1968
NationalityMexican, American
Other namesDr. Q
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Harvard Medical School
Scientific career
FieldsNeurosurgery
InstitutionsMayo 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.