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In 1987, Dr. Benjamin Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head. Carson pioneered again in a rare procedure known as a hemispherectomy, giving children without hope a second chance at life through a daring operation in which he literally removes one half of their brain. Such breakthroughs aren t unusual for Ben Carson. He s been beating the odds since he was a child. Raised in inner-city Detroit by a mother with a third grade education, Ben lacked motivation. He had terrible grades. And a pathological temper threatened to put him in jail. But Sonya Carson convinced her son he could make something of his life, even though everything around him said otherwise. Trust in God, a relentless belief in his own capabilities, and sheer determination catapulted Ben from failing grades to the directorship of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Gifted Hands takes you into the operating room to witness surgeries that made headlines around the world and into the private mind of a compassionate, God-fearing physician who lives to help others."
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Gifted Hands, Ben Carson, M.D., Cecil Murphey
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Gifted Hands
- Subtitle
- The Ben Carson Story - 20th Anniversary Edition
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ben Carson, M.D., Cecil Murphey
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 0310332907
- ISBN13
- 9780310332909
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, True Stories, Health & Medicine, Biographies, Self-Help, Religious Topics, Medicine, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Family, Christian Themes, USA, Medicine, Realistic Fiction, Celebrities, Stories, Faith, American History, Life, Adapted for Film, Healthcare, Studying, God, Spiritual Development, Motivation, Neuroscience, Success, Healing, Cancer, Tumors, Doctors, Autobiographical Novels, Studies, Hospitals, Medical Studies, Surgery, Problems, Neurology, Medical environment, Life Problems, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Surgeons, Siamese Twins
- First published
- 1990
- Original title
- Gifted hands - the Ben Carson story
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- In 1987, Dr. Benjamin Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head. Carson pioneered again in a rare procedure known as a hemispherectomy, giving children without hope a second chance at life through a daring operation in which he literally removes one half of their brain. Such breakthroughs aren t unusual for Ben Carson. He s been beating the odds since he was a child. Raised in inner-city Detroit by a mother with a third grade education, Ben lacked motivation. He had terrible grades. And a pathological temper threatened to put him in jail. But Sonya Carson convinced her son he could make something of his life, even though everything around him said otherwise. Trust in God, a relentless belief in his own capabilities, and sheer determination catapulted Ben from failing grades to the directorship of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Gifted Hands takes you into the operating room to witness surgeries that made headlines around the world and into the private mind of a compassionate, God-fearing physician who lives to help others."