Dr. Ben Carson was the youngest Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital at age 32. He attended Yale University, where he earned a degree in Psychology. He also attended University of Michigan Medical School, where his studies shifted to neurosurgery. In 1987, Carson made medical history by being the first surgeon in the world to successfully separate twins conjoined at the back of the head. Dr. Carson has written three books: Gifted Hands, The Big Picture, and Think Big. On June 19, 2008, Carson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush and went on to have a movie made about his life titled Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, with Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. in the lead role.
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