Dr. Ben Carson – Neurosurgeon & 17th Secretary of U.S. Dept. of HUD – on Ask Dr. Drew LIVE

Dr. Ben Carson once stabbed a man, who only survived because the knife hit a metal belt buckle. “He was terrified, but I was more horrified than he was, because I realized that I was trying to kill somebody over nothing.” says Dr. Carson. “I started contemplating my life… The only place I was going was jail, reform school, or the grave. And I didn’t want that to happen.”

Dr. Ben Carson has received dozens of awards for his work as a neurosurgeon and hospital director at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Spingarn Medal. He is the author of 9 books and served as the 17th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Dr. Carson is the founder of the new think tank The American Cornerstone Institute: https://AmericanCornerstone.org

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About Dr. Ben Carson

Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D. , Founder and Chairman of the American Cornerstone Institute most recently served as the 17th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

For nearly 30 years, Secretary Carson served as Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, a position he assumed when he was just 33 years old, becoming the youngest major division director in the hospital’s history.

In 1987, he successfully performed the first separation of craniopagus twins conjoined at the back of the head. He also performed the first fully successful separation of type-2 vertical craniopagus twins in 1997 in South Africa.

Dr. Carson received dozens of honors and awards in recognition of his achievements including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. He is also a recipient of the Spingarn Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Dr. Carson authored nine books, four of which he co-wrote with his wife Candy. The U.S. News Media Group and Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership named him among “America’s Best Leaders” in 2008.

Dr. Carson and his wife co-founded the Carson Scholars Fund, which recognizes young people of all backgrounds for exceptional academic and humanitarian accomplishments. The Fund is currently operating in 50 states and the District of Columbia, and has recognized more than 7,300 scholars, awarded more than $7.3 million in scholarships, and installed more than 150 Ben Carson Reading Rooms around the country.

Born in Detroit to a single mother with a 3rd grade education who worked multiple jobs to support their family, Secretary Carson was raised to love reading and education. He graduated from Yale University and earned his M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School. He and his wife are the proud parents of three adult sons and three grandchildren.

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