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Benjamin Solomon Carson was born in 1951 in Detroit, Michigan
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Ben Carson's graduation from Southwestern High School, Detroit, Michigan
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He Attended Yale University where he earned a degree in Psychology.
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Applied For John Hopkins Internship
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He studied neurosurgery and at the young age of 33 became the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins
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He is now known for his pioneering work in radical hemispherectomies -- the removal of half the brain to help seizure patients -- and as a specialist in the separation of cojoined (Siamese) twins. Carson also is a popular speaker who tells his own story to encourage young people to make the most of their abilities
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On This Day Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story aired on TNT
