Becoming Dr. Q : my journey from migrant farm worker to brain surgeon

Quiñones-Hinojosa, Alfredo. (Author). Rivas, Mim Eichler (Added Author).

Summary: In this gripping memoir, Quinones-Hinojosa tells his amazing life story. Packed with adventure and adversity--including a few terrifying brushes with death--"Becoming Dr. Q" is a testament to persistence, hard work, the power of hope and imagination, and the pursuit of excellence. 348 pp.

Record details

ISBN: 0520271181 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780520271180 (cloth : alk. paper)
Physical Description: 317 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Starry Nights -- Faraway -- The Kaliman Maneuver -- Lessons from the fields -- Where the road doesn't lead -- Green eyes -- From harvest to Harvard -- In the land of giants -- Question the rules, when possible make your own -- Brainstorm -- Hopkins -- Gray matter -- Seeing the light -- Finding the steel in your soul.