Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon

Name: Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon
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ISBN: 9780520274563

ISBN-10: 0520274563

ISBN-13: 9780520274563

Edition: 2012

Authors: Alfredo Quinones-hinojosa, Mim Eichler Rivas

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Today he is known as Dr. Q, an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads cutting-edge research to cure brain cancer. But not too long ago, he was Freddy, a nineteen-year-old undocumented migrant worker toiling in the tomato fields of central California. In this gripping memoir, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa tells his amazing life story--from his impoverished childhood in the tiny village of Palaco, Mexico, to his harrowing border crossing and his transformation from illegal immigrant to American citizen and gifted student at the University of California at Berkeley and at Harvard Medical School. Packed with adventure and adversity--including a few terrifying brushes…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Prologue: Seeking Terra Firma



Stargazing



Starry Nights



Faraway



The Kaliman Maneuver



Lessons from the Fields



Harvesting



Courting Destiny



Green Eyes



From Harvest to Harvard



In the Land of Giants



Question the Rules and When Possible Make Your Own



Brainstorm



Becoming Dr. Q



Hopkins



Gray Matter



Seeing the Light



Finding the Steel in Your Soul


Epilogue: When the Sun Comes Up


Acknowledgments