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.

Feb 3, 2025 · Ben Carson (born September 18, 1951, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) is an American politician and neurosurgeon who performed the first successful separation of conjoined twins who were attached at the back of the head (occipital craniopagus twins). The operation, which took place in 1987, lasted some 22 hours and involved a 70-member surgical team.

Dr. Benjamin S. Carson is a gifted African American neurosurgeon who changed brain surgery forever by his gifted abilities. Benjamin S. Carson's expertise is widespread in the area of the brain.

Apr 2, 2014 · 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...

May 3, 2015 · Dr. Ben Carson, a pediatric neurosurgeon, got into the race Sunday night in an interview with Florida TV station WPEC. "Many people have suggested to me that I should run for president," Carson...

Although being an exceptional student, she still faced prejudice and discriminative comments as she was both the first black and female intern in the program. She then became the first African American woman neurosurgery resident in the US at the University of Minnesota .

Mar 19, 2013 · A remarkable book titled ‘Gifted Hands’ tells the personal story of Benjamin Carson, a black kid from the Detroit ghetto who went on to become a renowned neurosurgeon. At one time young Ben...

Dec 25, 2018 · As a pioneer researcher and surgeon, Black published hundreds of scientific papers and developed schemes to open the blood-brain barrier to better allow chemotherapeutic drugs into the tumor. Much of his published work focused on his groundbreaking discovery of a natural body peptide called bradykinin that assists in fighting tumors.

Apr 25, 2019 · Dr. Alexa Canday is not only the first black brain surgeon but is also the first African American female brain surgeon. Her groundbreaking work in the field of neurosurgery helped neurosurgeons learn new techniques to help pediatric patients. She earned several honors during her storied career.

Mar 21, 2017 · In the 30 years that Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s neurosurgical department has accepted residents, there has never been a black woman in the ranks. Now, Nancy Abu-Bonsrah is making...