Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D., is a consultant and serves as chair of the Department of Neurologic Surgery at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida, and he is recognized with the distinction of a named professorship, the William J. and Charles H. Mayo Professorship. His clinical focus includes: Surgical treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors with emphasis in motor and speech mapping during surgery Surgical management of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors/lesions with Spine Mapping Pituitary tumors and skull base tumors using transsphenoidal endonasal and minimally invasive approaches Providing personalized medicine to improve patient outcomes In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Quinones-Hinojosa leads NIH-funded research to find a cure for brain cancer. His cutting-edge research focuses on brain tumors and cell migration, health care disparities and clinical outcomes for neurosurgical patients in which the operating room is used as an extension for his research scenario. He has authored numerous high-impact scientific journal articles, chapters, abstracts and books. Dr. Quinones-Hinojosa also continues to provide mentorship to residents, graduate students and fellows.