Dr. Ben Carson is the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a motivational speaker. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2008 and also awards scholarships to college students through the Carson Scholars Fund. A television movie about his life, Gifted Hands:
The Ben Carson Story, premiered in February and starred Academy Award winner.
He rose from a disadvantaged childhood to become the director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital where he has performed thousands of intricate surgeries including the first separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head. He has authored several books including his autobiography “Gifted Hands,” which was recently made into a movie. And he has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor granted to a civilian. He accomplished all of this and more while he and his wife, Candy, raised three boys — Murray, 25; Benjamin Jr., 23; and Rhoeyce, 22.
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