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Birth
Benjamin Solomon Carson was born in 1951 in Detroit, Michigan -
Graduated From High School
Ben Carson's graduation from Southwestern High School, Detroit, Michigan -
Graduated From College
He Attended Yale University where he earned a degree in Psychology. -
Aplied For Internship
Applied For John Hopkins Internship -
Director of Pediatric Department
He studied neurosurgery and at the young age of 33 became the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins -
Operation on Conjoined Twins
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 -
Induced in Academy of Achievement
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Operated on African conjoined twins
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Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Movie came out
On This Day Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story aired on TNT
