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Ben Carson

American neurosurgeon and politician (born 1951)

Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon, academic, author, and government official who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. A pioneer in the field of neurosurgery, he was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries.[2][3][4] Carson is one of the most prominent black conservatives in the United States.[5]

Carson became the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in 1984 at age 33, then the youngest chief of pediatric neurosurgery in the United States.[6] In 1987, he gained significant fame after leading a team of surgeons in the first-known separation of conjoined twins joined at the back of the head. Although the surgery was a success, the twins continued to experience neurological and medical complications.[7] His additional accomplishments include performing the first successful

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Ben Carson Biography Moves to TV Feb. 7

Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding Jr. to portray Adventist surgeon.

Cuba Gooding Jr., a veteran actor who received an Academy Award® for his performance in Jerry Maguire will portray Dr. Benjamin S. Carson in a TNT Original television movie, “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story,” the cable network said. Kimberly Elise, two-time NAACP Image Award winner, portrays Sonya Carson, Ben's mother, and Aunjanue Ellis appears as Carson's wife, Cindy.

The movie, which is scheduled for broadcast on the evening of February 7, 2009, is based on Carson's inspirational memoir, and will trace his journey from frustrated inner-city kid to director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

Carson, a member of Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, is also noted for his Ben Carson Scholars program aimed at helping other urban youths with education and personal development. He also was a 2008 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

“Gifted Hands is more than just an ins

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Ben Carson

(1951-)

Who Is Ben Carson?

Ben Carson went from being a poor student to receiving academic honors and eventually attending medical school. As a doctor, he became director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital at age 33 and earned fame for his groundbreaking work separating conjoined twins. He retired from medicine in 2013, and two years later he entered politics, making a bid to become the Republican candidate for U.S. president. Carson dropped out of the race in March 2016 and became a vocal supporter of Republican nominee Donald Trump, eventually earning selection as President Trump's secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Birth and Family Background

Carson was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 18, 1951, the second son of Sonya and Robert Solomon Carson. His mother was raised in Tennessee in a very large family and dropped out of school in the third grade. With limited prospects in life, she married Baptist minister and factory worker Robert Carson when she was 13. The couple moved to Detroit and had two children.

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