In 1987 he became famous for successfully separating conjoined twins. He became head of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins University hospital. He is one of eleven African Americans to become a board certified neurosurgeon. He went on to the University of Michigan for his medical school. He tells of going to Yale and feeling he did not belong there amongst the wealthy students. He speaks highly of his mother keeping him on track toward his goal. Apparently when he was eight years old he decided he wanted to become a physician. Carson is a fine man and an excellent doctor, but he should stick to doctoring - or maybe start preaching.Ĭarson tells about his youth growing up in a poor black neighborhood in Detroit. This book should be described and listed as a inspirational and religious book, as that is what it is. It would have been fine for him to mention his faith, but he beats you to death with it. As a non-believer, I got really tired of all the religious references. How can a brilliant scientist, who did research on rabbits not understand the essential essential concept of evolution? If you are religious, you will probably enjoy this book. I also read that he doesn't accept evolution. If a patient dies, well, 'It's god's will'. He is very sincere, but it is hard for me to believe that such and intelligent and gifted man gives an imaginary friend credit for each success he has. He gives god all the credit instead of his hard work and the help of actual human beings. About one third of the book is about his faith - he is a Seventh Day Adventist. And much of his skill and talent were gained on the backs of his predecessors. He had a lot of help along the way, especially from his mother. Carson worked very very hard to gain his skills as a neurosurgeon. However, it was more about god than medicine. Carson's story is interesting and inspirational and well-read by one of my favorite narrators, Dion Graham. I recommended this book to my dad and I recommend it to you!ĭr. THINK BIG I coincidentally finished this book about the same time that Ben Carson spoke at the Presidential Prayer Breakfast, so I watched that on YouTube, and again was very impressed with this brilliant surgeon, patriotic, soft spoken, God fearing, incredible man. He ends the book with his advice on how everyone can succeed. But somewhere along the story, my heart changed and I became very impressed with this guy. without sounding a little bit big headed. However, his mom Was pretty amazing, and it's hard to tell your own story, getting to the top of your class, etc. Like I said, I didn't want to read it at first, and the first few chapters he did sound like a bragger at times. I'm most impressed with how he turned to God in times of trial, and gives the credit to God for who he has become and the things he's been able to do in his life. Dion Graham's pleasant voice brings you through Ben Carson's amazing life, from a struggling black kid in Detroit, raised by a single mom, through his college years, how he chose his profession as a pediatric neurosurgeon, internship, residency, etc.

My book club selected this book and at first look I was going to skip it. Gifted Hands reveals a man with humility, decency, compassion, courage, and sensitivity who serves as a role model for anyone who attempts the seemingly impossible. Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head - an extremely complex and delicate operation that was five months of planning and twenty-two hours of actual surgery, involving a surgical plan that Carson helped initiate. In Gifted Hands, he tells of his inspiring odyssey from his childhood in inner-city Detroit to his position as director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions at age 33.įilled with fascinating case histories, Gifted Hands will transplant 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. Ben Carson is known around the world for breakthroughs in neurosurgery that have brought hope where no hope existed. Ben Carson - from inner-city kid to renowned neurosurgeon.ĭr. This best-selling book reveals the extraordinary life of Dr.

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