BEN CARSON RETIRED NEUROSURGEON TUESDAY MARCH 2016-PRESENT NATIONAL CHARIMAN, MY FAITH VOTES 1994 FOUNDER, CARSON SCHOLARS FUND 1984-2013 DIRECTOR OF PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL 1977 M.D., UNIV. OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL 1973 B.A., YALE UNIVERSITY WIFE CANDY CARSON (M. 1975) CHILDREN MURRAY, RHOEYCE & BENJAMIN, JR. BORN SEPTEMBER 18, 1951
A candidate for the presidency in this year's Republican primary, Ben Carson grew up in a poor, single-parent household in Detroit, Michigan. Initially a student earning mediocre grades, his mother encouraged him to read and cultivated his love of learning. In high school, Carson became an excellent student and went on to earn an undergraduate degree from Yale University and graduate from the University of Michigan’s medical school. Between his degrees, Carson worked as an X-ray technician, a bank teller, a school bus driver, a supervisor for highway cleanup crews, and a crane operator in a steel factory. After finishing his residency at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, Carson became the director of pediatric neurosurgery there. He held that position for 29 years, and during his tenure, successfully completed several ground-breaking surgeries, including the first successful separation of twins conjoined at the back of the head. In 2001, CNN and TIME named Dr. Carson one of the nation’s 20 foremost physicians and scientists. That same year he was selected by the Library of Congress as one of 89 “Living Legends.” He is the recipient of the 2006 Spingarn Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the NAACP, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, by President George Bush in 2008. Dr. Carson holds 67 honorary doctorate degrees, has published eight books, and has served on the boards of several entities, including the Kellogg Company and Costco Wholesale Corporation. Official Bio Available Here