Experts
Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
Associate Professor & Director of the Brain Tumor Program, Johns Hopkins University
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Balancing Work & Family When It's a Matter of Life & Death
Dr. Q says, with work and family, sometimes you have to learn to be flexible with priorities. Read More
July 9, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Science & Tech
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Advice for Future Doctors and Scientists
There has been no better time to enter science. Read More
July 9, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Science & Tech
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The Mental Game: Preparing for Brain Surgery
When you walk the fine line between life and death, you can never prepare too much, says Dr. Q. He'll even plan his strategies for a brain surgery in his sleep. Read More
July 9, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Science & Tech
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From Sci-Fi to Sci-Fact: Dr. Q on the Frontiers of Neuroscience
Tumors are as unique as people, says Dr. Q. In the future, every patient is going to a receive treatment for brain cancer that is as individual as the person themselves. Read More
July 9, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Science & Tech
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Understanding the Brain: From the O.R. to the Lab
Dr. Q says that, as a neurosurgeon, he has incredible access to the brain through surgery, which proves invaluable in the laboratory where he can help get to the root causes of diseases. But, he also warns the public that we are at a crisis point when it comes to supporting scientific research in the United States. Read More
July 9, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Science & Tech
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Dr. Q on What Made Him Who He Is
Dr. Q recalls the day that changed his life forever and how it sent him on the path toward a life studying the mysteries of the brain Read More
July 8, 2008 | In History
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From Migrant Worker to Brain Surgeon: Dr. Q on Growing Up
Dr. Q talks about his incredible, and improbable, journey from his birth in Baja, Mexico, to his time as a migrant worker to his work today as a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Read More
July 8, 2008 | In History
Twenty years ago, Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa hopped a border fence from Mexico into the United States and became a migrant farm worker, living in the fields in a broken-down camper he bought for $300. When told he would probably be a farm worker for the rest of his life, he signed up for English classes at a community college, where one of his teachers encouraged him to apply to UC-Berkeley. There, he developed a passion for science, and showed remarkable aptitude. He went on to Harvard Medical School and graduated with honors, followed by a residency in neurosurgery at UC-San Francisco, where he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in developmental and stem cell biology. He later received the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Ronald Bittner Award. Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa is now an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncology at Johns Hopkins and serves as the Director of the brain tumor program at the The Johns Hopkins Bayview campus. There, his focus is on the surgical treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors, with an emphasis on motor and speech mapping during surgery.
