Ben's Life
Ben Carson's early childhood was spent in this city.
What is Detroit?
This medical specialty, focusing on surgery of the brain and spinal cord, is what Ben Carson is renowned for.
What is neurosurgery?
Ben Carson shares a story about a patient who underwent a successful surgery to correct this condition, inspiring his interest in neurosurgery.
What is hydrocephalus (or water on the brain)?
Neurosurgery is a medical specialty focused on treating disorders of this part of the body.
What is the brain?
This squishy organ inside your head helps you think, dream, and remember where you put your socks.
What is the brain?
This supportive figure in Ben Carson's life required him and his brother to read two books a week.
Who is his mother?
Ben Carson gained fame for performing this type of surgery to separate twins joined at the head.
What is the separation of conjoined twins (or craniopagus twins)?
Ben Carson developed a groundbreaking technique using this element to prevent brain damage during surgeries
What is cold water (or hypothermic water)?
Ben Carson gained fame for successfully separating twins who were joined at this part of their bodies.
What is the head (or skull)?
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
What is a gummy bear?
Ben Carson attended this Ivy League university for his undergraduate studies.
What is Yale University?
The first set of conjoined twins successfully separated by Ben Carson were known by this name.
Who are the Binder twins?
Ben Carson achieved medical acclaim for his successful separation of conjoined twins who were connected at this specific part of their bodies
What is the head (or craniopagus)?
In neurosurgery, a procedure called a craniotomy involves making an opening in this part of the body.
What is the skull?
What has keys but can't open locks?
What is a piano?
Before attending Yale University, Ben Carson earned a scholarship to this military institution.
What is the U.S. Army's Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)?
To control bleeding during brain surgery, Ben Carson developed this innovative technique involving lowering the body's temperature.
What is hypothermic arrest?
Ben Carson's expertise in neurosurgery was put to the test when he successfully treated a patient with this rare condition, which involves abnormal electrical activity in the brain and often leads to seizures
What is epilepsy?
In neurosurgery, this imaging technique is commonly used to visualize the structures of the brain before and during surgery.
What is an MRI?
Hen, Pen, When...
BEN!
Despite early academic struggles, Ben Carson rose to prominence in the medical field, eventually becoming the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at this prestigious hospital.
What is Johns Hopkins Hospital?
Ben Carson successfully treated a child with this rare congenital disorder by performing a hemispherectomy, as described in "Gifted Hands."
What is Rasmussen's encephalitis?
Ben Carson's pioneering research on this aspect of brain anatomy contributed to advancements in neurosurgery
What is the corpus callosum (or the structure connecting the brain's hemispheres)?
Ben Carson achieved a medical breakthrough in "Gifted Hands" by performing a hemispherectomy, which involves removing this part of the brain.
What is half (or a hemisphere)?
What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
What is "incorrectly"?