Dr. Alfredo Quiñones Hinojosa

You know, I can go for almost anything.

My full name is Alfredo Quiñones Inocosa.

Some people can pronounce it, some people cannot.

And this is why people began to call me Dr. Q.

So the moment someone sends me a picture about their scan, their surgery begins to happen in my brain.

The potential complications, the potential dangers, the issues that can become catastrophic.

I like to come in early in the morning.

I like to review all the films, review my notes about the patient and family.

It's like when a boxer walks into the ring.

It's when the lights are above them.

But the real training, the real fight happened in a dark room, in a dark gym, inside.

day after day for many, many days before the surgery months.

In my case, it's many years of preparation.

But that morning, when I'm looking at the films, I am cementing all those years of training into one specific moment where I know exactly what I need to do and I have an idea about the potential dangers and how to dance around those potential dangers.

We already spoke about the dangers of brain surgery, and I like to keep it positive.

I like to make sure that they feel my pulse, the warmth of my hand.

I like to sit right next to them.

I like to ask them what they had for dinner the day before, and I like to ask them about some stories that I could potentially use in the operating room because the majority of my surgeries

are with the patients awake and I have to monitor their speech and their functions.

So the more connections I have with them, the easier it is for them to overcome the fears and anxieties they have.