| Summary: | Neurosurgeon, politician and author Dr. Benjamin Carson, Sr., was born September 18, 1951, in Detroit, Michigan. He earned his B.A. degree in psychology from Yale University; and, his M.D. from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1977. Carson trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, where he completed his internship in general surgery and his residency in neurological surgery. In 1983, he was a senior resident in neurosurgery at Gardiner Hospital in Perth, Australia. In 1984, he was named director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins. Carson performed a landmark surgery, successfully separating infant twins conjoined at the head. Carson was a motivational speaker, and the author of several books including Gifted Hands and Think Big. In 2016, he was a Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential election. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Carson as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He was confirmed in 2017.
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