Benjamin Solomon Carson M.D.

September 18, 1951- Present

"Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next."
-Ben Carson

From dummy to the Director of Johns Hopkins Hospital

With the help of his mother and glasses, Carson overcame obstacles in the classroom He went from being called a Dummy to graduating with honors from his high school and attending Yale with a scholarship. He then attended medical school at the University of Michigan In 1977 he became the first African American to be accepted into the residency program at Johns Hopkins Hospital At the age of 33 he became the youngest major division director at the Johns Hopkins Hospital as the director of pediatric neurosurgery

Accomplishments
1887 German Binder Twins Carson was the primary neurosurgeon and leader amongst the 70 member team that successfully separated 7 month old German Twins, Benjamin and Patrick Binder. They shared the major cerebral blood drainage system. The 22 hour surgery was believed to have been the first time that hypothermia was coupled with circulatory bypass and deliberate cardiac arrest to spare brain tissue. The boys returned to Germany 7 months later.

First successful separation of craniopagus twins

 Although he has been involved in numerous news worthy operations, he feels that every case is noteworthy.
In 1997, Dr. Carson led a team of doctors in South Africa in the first completely successful separation of vertical craniopagus twins from Zambia. The procedure lasted 28 hours, but the 11-month-old boys showed no signs of impairment.
HemispherectomyWhen half of the brain is removed. The remaining half compensates for the missing hemisphere.

THINK BIG
T H I N K
Talents/time: Recognize them as gifts. Hope for good things and be honest Insight for people and good books. Be nice to all people. Knowledge: Recognize it as the key to living.

B I G

Books: Read them actively. In-depth learning skills: Develop them. God: Never get too big for Him.

THE CARSON SCHOLARSHIP

The Carson Scholars Fund awards students that have high levels of achievement in academics and demonstrate humanitarian qualities with $1,000 that is invested in their college tuition. What makes this scholarship different than any other is that a student can win it more than once from the 4th to the 11th grade. Through the generosity of donors and partners:

The Carson Fund is able to award 600 scholarships annually There have been 4,800 scholarships awarded since 1996 The award winners currently represent 45 states The scholars have attended 300 colleges and universities $1.7 MILLION in scholarship funds have been received

There is a one to one correlation between what you put into life and what you get out of life.