Hi!  This is Terray.  I am doing my black history project on Dr. Benjamin Carson.

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Benjamin Carson was born in Detroit and raised in a broken family, Benjamin Carson was thought to be  one of the dumbest kids in school. But, with the help and encouragement of his loving mother, Sonya, who only had a third grade education, Ben studied hard and graduated from high school with honors and gained admission into Yale University.

Since he always had a fascination with the human mind and brain, he earned a degree in psychology. But, on graduation he decided that he would instead like to go after in pursue something more, and so he went on to medical school at the University of Michigan.

At this time, Ben Carson discovered his unique ability to look directly at the human brain in three dimensions and his excellent hand-eye coordination. Having experience in both psychology and neuroscience, he chose a career in neurosurgery.

When he finished medical school, Ben Carson became a neurosurgery resident at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and at only age 33 he became the youngest director of pediatric neurosurgery ever.

He then went on to make medical history in medical procedures such as the separation of the Binder siamese twins in 1987 who were joined in the back of the head. This surgery was risky, as all previous attempts at this type of procedure had failed with the loss of one or both twins. After 22 hours of intense surgery and 70 staff members, the Binder twins were successfully separated.

Dr. Carson performed many other medical "miracles", and since has earned many awards and honors, including being appointed to the President's Council on Bioethics by George W. Bush in 2004 and most recently, being given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush on June 19, 2008. Dr. Benajmin Carson also has written three best selling books,  from Zondervan,  an internation Christian and publishingcompany: Gifted Hands,  The Big Picture,  and the Big Think.  The first autobiography Dr. Carson ever written,  and the other two are about his personal philsophies of success that incorperates hardwork and faith in God. His religious faith is Seventh-day Adventist.  Dr. Carson had many acheivements.

Carson has also had success with Trigeminal neuralgia. Using radio frequencys and glycerin rhizotomy he has saved many lives from this  disease noted as "the suicide disease" due to the level of pain.

In 2003, Carson spoke at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and received an honorary doctorate of science. In 2007, he spoke at Indiana Wesleyan University, received an honorary doctorate of humane letters, and was inducted into the IWU's Society of World Changers.^[] On 30 May,2008, Dr. Carson addressed thousands of students, coaches and parents at the 24th Annual National Science Olympiad Competition at The George Washington University in Washington D.C., where he delivered the keynote address. Dr. Carson's speech segued into the events of the weekend, where aspiring young scientists from all over the United States competed in events covering all disciplines of science and engineering. He spoke about his own childhood, and how he was inspired to work hard and become successful.

 and adwards. Dr. Carson was appointed to the President's Council on Bioethics by President George W. Bush in 2004. On 19 June 2008, President Bush prsented Dr. Carson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States highest civilian honor,  for his work as a surgeon, and for his efforts to improve the lives of Americas youth. Dr. Carson and 70 other physicians and sergeons and nurses made medical history with an operation at John Hopkins to seperate a pair of conjoined twins. The seven month old Binder twins were joined at the back of the head and shared the superior sagittal sinus,  a vein that is the major path for return blood flow from the brain.

Return to home 1951 - Ben Carson is born in Detroit, MI

1973 - Carson graduates with a degree in psychology from Yale University.

1978 - Carson graduates from the University of Michigan Medical School.

1984 - Carson becomes the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

1987 - Carson and his team became the first physicians in history to separate conjoined twins successfully.

1996 - Carson's first book and autobiography, "Gifted Hands," is published.

2008 - Dr. Carson receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

“The Carson Scholars Fund remains dedicated to its aim to impact the nation in a positive way by cultivating future leaders who are not only intellectually talented but socially conscious.”   The Official Home for Dr. Ben Carson and The Carson Scholars Fund About the Carson Scholars Fund The Carson Scholars Fund

   Ben Carson spent his childhood as an at-risk child on the streets of Detroit, and today he takes daily risks in performing complex surgeries on the brain and the spinal cord. Now, offering inspiring personal examples, Dr. Carson invites us to embrace risk in our own lives. From a man whose life dramatically portrays the connection between great risks and greater successes, here are insights that will help you dispel your fear of risk so you can dream big, aim high, move with confidence, and reap rewards you’ve never imagined.

By avoiding risk, are you also avoiding the full potential of your life?

The surgery was as risky as anything Dr. Ben Carson had seen. The Bijani sisters—conjoined twins—shared part of a skull, brain tissue, and crucial blood flow. One or both of them could die during the operation. But the women wanted separate lives. And they were willing to accept the risk to reach the goal, even against the advice of their doctors …

As a child on the dangerous streets of Detroit, and as a surgeon in operating theaters around the world, Dr. Ben Carson has learned all about risk—he faces it on a daily basis. Out of his perilous childhood, a world-class surgeon emerged precisely because of the risks Dr. Carson was willing to take. In his compelling new book, he examines our safety-at-all-costs culture and the meaning of risk and security in our lives.

In our 21st-century world, we insulate ourselves with safety. They insure everything from vacations to cell phones. We go on low-cholesterol diets and buy low-risk mutual funds. But in the end, everyone faces risk, like the Bijani twins did with their brave decision. Even if our choices are not so dramatic or the outcome so heartbreaking, what does it mean if we back away instead of move forward? Have we so muffled our hearts and minds that we fail to reach for all that life can offer us—and all that we can offer life?

A television movie about Carson's life, Gifted hands: The Ben Carson Story, premiered on TNT on February 7, 2009, with Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. in the lead role and Kimberly Elise portraying his mother.Dr. Benjamin Carson did alot good things in his line of work. Thats why I chose him.