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“This is a spellbinding story of a champion who harnessed the power of passion and dogged determination to triumph over adversity. Be prepared to laugh, cry, and come away enlightened not just about the human brain and its miraculous capacities but also about the human heart.”

Venus Williams, author of Come to Win

“Ever since I first heard Dr. Q’s story, my main question was: how does a migrant farm worker with no money and no English overcome the odds and pursue his aspirations at the highest levels of the medical field? Wow—not only is it the stuff of which fairy tales and Hollywood movies are made, but it’s also a much-needed prescription for the soul.”

Chris Gardner, author of The Pursuit of Happyness

“The life of Dr. Q is a testament to the power of poverty to motivate social ascent, the power of intellectual prowess to scale academia’s heights, and the power of altruism to give back, through the most highly developed medical treatment and the creation of new knowledge, through mentoring the next generation, and through his own unique family.”

Joe L. Martinez Jr., professor of neurobiology, University of California at Berkeley

“Quite simply, Dr. Q is a hero to many people in the Hispanic community. He went from the farm fields in California to the most advanced operating rooms in the country. He earned $3.35 an hour cultivating tomatoes and chili peppers in the San Joaquin Valley. What makes his journey unique is that the same hands that picked vegetables are now touching the brains of his patients and saving lives. I can’t think of a better example of what an immigrant with ambition and dedication can do in this great country of opportunities. He is, no doubt, a real hero.”

Jorge Ramos, senior news anchor, Univision News