BEN CARSON: His Nuerosurgery, Siamese Twins and political career

Prof. Dr Ben Carson was the first surgeon to attempt to separate siamese twins. It was also covered in his book THE GIFTED HANDS, which also has a movie, THE GIFTED HANDS, which I recommend you read and /or see. Dr. Ben Carson remains a world renowned neurosurgeon at John Hopkins hospital, a 2016 Presidential Aspirant (and contender) of United States of America, a dedicated Christian and Seventh-Day Adventist Church baptised member and has one of my inspirational true life stories of all time. Benjamin Solomon Carson, Sr. had a childhood dream of becoming a physician.  Growing up in a single parent home with dire poverty, horrible grades, a horrible temper, and low self-esteem, appeared to preclude the realization of that dream.  But today he is the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, a position he has held since 1984 when he was 33 years old.  He is a professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatrics.

Kanye West said, that immediately he heard Ben Carson speak, he knew that this was one of the most brilliant men in the world. Maybe, they may run shoulder to shoulder in the next presidential election. Dr Ben Carson still remains a politician, and has his eyes glued on the presidency of USA, though Donald trump seems to be topping the polls presently.

Dr. Carson has been married to Candy Carson for 28 years and has three sons.  His wife and sons comprise the Carson Four, an accomplished string quartet.  And yes, his mother, Sonya Carson, who made all of this possible, is alive and well. He is the president and co-founder of the Carson Scholars Fund which recognizes young people of all backgrounds for exceptional academic and humanitarian accomplishments also the president and co-founder of the Benevolent Endowment Network (BEN) Fund, a recently established organization which will provide grants to assist families with non-covered medical care expenses of pediatric neurosurgery patients with complex medical conditions.

His three books, Gifted Hands, THINK BIG, and The Big Picture, provide inspiration and insight for leading a successful life.  He believes strongly in God and in America and believes that we all can play a positive role in creating a better world. Dr. Carson is a recipient of numerous honors and
awards including more than 30 honorary doctorate degrees.  He is a member of the American Academy of Achievement, the Horatio Alger Society of Distinguished Americans, the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and many other prestigious organizations.  He was named by the Library of Congress as one of 89 Living Legends on the occasion of it’s 200th anniversary and in 2001, was chosen by CNN and Time Magazine as one of America’s top 20 physicians and scientists.  He sits on many boards including the Board of Directors of Kellogg Company, Costco Wholesale Corporation, the American Academy of Achievement, and is an Emeritus Fellow of the Yale Corporation, the governing body of Yale University.  In addition to his academic responsibilities, he is a highly sought after motivational speaker having spoken in venues as varied as high school graduations to the keynote address at the 1997 President’s National Prayer Breakfast.

According to http://m.hopkinsmedicine.org/stlm/carson.html, he has the following:
FIRST CASE (the one in the picture above, successful): In 1987, he gained world-wide recognition as the principal surgeon in the 22-hour separation of the Binder siamese twins from Germany. This was the first time occipital craniopagus twins had been separated with both surviving. The procedure employed hypothermic arrest, the deliberate lowering of body temperature, and circulatory arrest, and sophisticated surgical reconstructive techniques for success.

THE SECOND CASE (successful): In 1997, Dr. Carson was the primary surgeon in the team of South African and Zambian surgeons that separated type-2 vertical craniopagus twins (joined at the top of the head) in a 28-hour operation. It represents the first time such complexly joined siamese twins have been separated with both remaining neurologically normal.

THE THIRD CASE (not successful): Most recently, Dr. Carson participated in the noble, but unsuccessful, humanitarian effort to separate adult Iranian craniopagus twins in Singapore. (Things learned from that case are already being used to help others).

Some stories have gone viral on the internet recently on the co-joined twins separated by Dr. Ben Carson in 1988 called the Binder siamese twins and what they look like now is shown below, but there is another twist to the story. You can read more about the story of Patrick and Benjamin Binder, at your leisure: The story of the surgery that made Ben Carson famous — and it's complicated aftermath But as you can probably learn from the title, the story was technically a success...but some bloggers say it was hardly an "unqualified" one. “I will never get over this. . . . Why did I have them separated?” the boys’ mother, Theresia Binder, told the Freizeit Revue, a sister publication of Bunte, in November 1993. “I will feel guilty forever.” The long and short of it is this: although they survived the surgery, the two boys were hopelessly brain damaged, neither able to speak nor feed themselves, and only barely being able to move. Their parents' marriage fell apart. The father, Josef, eventually fell into despondency, became an alcoholic, lost his job, cheated on his wife, spent almost all their money, and eventually died. Their mother, unable to raise two boys who could neither move nor feed themselves, eventually lost her faith in God, and placed the two boys in a home for disabled children where they became wards of the German state. She eventually remarried and had another child. As for the boys themselves, Benjamin Binder died sometime in the last decade. Patrick Binder (now 28) is still alive, but cannot speak. His mother still visits him, but communicating is difficult.

The truth is that Dr. Ben Carson remains a world renowned neurosurgeon and his surgery was a success, and the truth to these internet conspiracy stories are not confirmed but could be posted by his political opponents.