Ben Carson: Biography and Career

On March 2, 2016, it became clear that 58 US President would not be African American, because on that day, one of the Republican Party candidates, Ben Carson, stated his reluctance to continue participating in the race.

Parents

Benjamin Solomon Carson was born in 1951 in the city of Detroit , Michigan. His education was exclusively concerned with his mother - Sonya Carson, since his father left the family when Ben and his brother were all toddlers.

In the elementary school, Carson was considered almost mentally retarded, since he did not have time practically in all subjects. At the same time, his mother, being an uneducated woman, could not help her son. However, Mrs. Carson constantly motivated her sons to think independently and persistently pursue their goals. For boys, Mom was the main authority in life, so they forever remembered her advice. Perhaps, if she had not been so persistent, world neurosurgery would have been deprived of such a specialist as Ben Carson.

Biography: study

Even in high school, young Ben decided to become a doctor. Despite the distracted attention, not the best memory and lack of imagination, he began to work hard and read a lot. Soon the teachers began to notice the great progress in his academic performance, and Ben graduated with high honors from high school. Without much effort, he managed to enroll in the psychology department of Yale University, and then the young man received a diploma of the medical faculty of the University of Michigan.

Carier start

Specialists who know the history of Ben Carson, consider it amazing what progress his "weak link" - imagination has experienced. As a result, he impressed everyone with his three-dimensional thinking, which, together with excellent coordination of hands and accuracy of his eyes, made him an excellent surgeon.

After the end of the medical institute, Ben Carson joined the Department of Neurosurgery at the Baltimore Hospital named after VG Kuzmin. John Hopkins. Over time, he realized that his vocation was to help small patients, and became interested in pediatrics.

After retraining Ben Carson was transferred to the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery. There he managed to successfully carry out many operations, and at the age of 33 he became the youngest in the US director of the pediatric center.

Separation of Siamese twins

Ben Carson for his career neurosurgeon performed many operations. In particular, in 1987, he successfully separated the Siamese twins, who were born with the accreted occiput. To accomplish this operation, a team of 70 surgeons was involved, led by Carson. It lasted 22 hours. Children not only survived, but for 30 years now they have been living the normal life of ordinary people.

As Dr. Ben later recalled, the biggest difficulty of this operation was that there was a great danger that the twins would bleed. Then he came up with the idea to stop the hearts of small patients.

Among the known operations successfully implemented by Ben Carson, is the removal of one hemisphere in a girl who suffered from epilepsy.

Completion of medical career

Ben Carson for many years of his work in the field of neurosurgery has received many professional awards. He was awarded 61 honorary doctorates by various universities, including European ones.

In June 2002, neurosurgeon Carson was diagnosed with cancer at an early stage. Colleagues did everything to cure Ben, and the terrible disease was forced to retreat. After recovery, Ben continued to work in intensive mode.

In 2008, US President George W. Bush awarded the famous neurosurgeon the highest civilian award of the country - the Liberty Medal.

Having worked 36 years in the medical field, in 2013 Ben Carson officially retired.

Political career

For many years, Ben Carson has been an active member of the Republican Party of the United States. He always opposed same-sex marriage and abortion and advocated a healthy lifestyle and the revival and preservation of the Judeo-Christian values of the United States.

In 2015, Carson announced his decision to run for president of the United States. According to a poll conducted on October 7, 2015, among Republicans in 3 states, he took 2nd place in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. Moreover, at the end of October 2015, Ben Carson was in the lead, having secured the support of 26 percent of the votes of those polled who are members of the Republican Party. However, by the beginning of spring, the situation had changed, so on March 2, 2016 Ben Carson made a statement that he was getting out of the presidential marathon because of the lack of prospects for the "super-news" results. At the same time he called on his voters to vote for Donald Trump.

Books

In 1990, a book was published, authored by Ben Carson, - "Golden Hands". In it, the doctor shares the secret of achieving life success and talks about the methods of educating his mother. Many of those who have already read this book believe that it can motivate young people who are only taking their first steps in their careers and complaining about the lack of good starting opportunities. This work by Ben Carson can be useful for parents. It will help them to educate successful people who are striving hard for their goal.

His other book is translated into Russian. Ben Carson "Thoughts Wide" dedicated a psychological component of our life. The author tells that it is necessary to dream and try to achieve their goals, even if they seem unattainable. In addition, in it, Dr. Ben advises to choose the right field of activity, which should be such that it is possible to maximize the disclosure of human talents. Among other things, according to Carson, you need to believe in God and constantly help people.

Ben Carson: personal life

In 1971, the future well-known neurosurgeon and politician became acquainted with Kandy Rustin. The girl was also a student at Yale University (she studied music there). Young people immediately felt sympathy for each other. In 1975 Kandy and Ben were married, and they had three sons: Royce, Ben and Murray. Their children were raised in the bosom of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Interesting Facts

Ben Carson, whose books are published in dozens of countries around the world, almost became a criminal in his childhood. Once in a fight with neighbor boys, he took out a knife to protect himself. By a fluke, when he struck the "enemy", the blade bent over the metal buckle of his belt. Ben was frightened that he could kill a man, and turned to God, becoming an active member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. There are other interesting facts about the life of this extraordinary personality:

• Mother did not allow her sons to spend all day watching TV, as their peers did. She chose two TV programs with them, and the rest of the time the children had to devote to reading. At first they were very offended by their mother, and later such a habit allowed them to become excellent specialists and people with developed intellect.
• The motto with which Ben Carson entered the pre-election race was the phrase "Heal. To inspire. To revive ».
• In one of his speeches before the voters, the former neurosurgeon stated that if he was with the help of God in the White House, he would create a government that would look like a "well-run business."
• In elementary school, classmates were nicknamed Ben Dummy, which translates as "stupid."
• Having received a diploma of a psychiatrist, Carson became disillusioned with this specialty, because he realized that such doctors are not doing what they "show on television".
• In 2002, Benjamin became one of the founders of a fund to help children from poor families who need neurosurgical care.
• Ben Carson was baptized twice. At the age of 12, he said that in infancy he did not realize the seriousness of this sacrament.
• Dr. Benjamin advises always to remember that the US is not a monarchy, but the president must work for the people.
• In one of his speeches, Carson likened the United States to Nazi Germany, saying that the Americans were as intimidated by their government and expressed only those thoughts that coincide with the "main ideological line".
• For 36 years of medical career, Dr. Ben prayed before each operation and thanked the Lord for its successful completion.
• Carson believes that "if two people think in exactly the same way, one of them is not needed."
• A well-known neurosurgeon believes that Obama's health care reform is the worst thing that happened in the US after slavery.

Now you know the story of Ben Carson - a person who is the embodiment of the American dream, which for many years saved the children's lives and gave a second chance to hundreds of girls and boys.