Ben Carson

Dr. Ben Carson is an American neurosurgeon, author, and politician. Rising from poverty in Detroit, he overcame immense adversity to graduate from Yale University and the University of Michigan Medical School, eventually becoming the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital at age 33.

He gained global renown for leading the surgical team that successfully separated conjoined twins joined at the head in 1987. He chronicled his inspirational life story in his bestselling memoir Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, alongside subsequent leadership and motivational books like Think Big.

Later serving as the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Carson’s life journey remains an iconic testament to perseverance, faith, and educational excellence.