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Ben Carson

Neurosurgery · Neurosurgery

Baltimore, United States

30 H-Index
733 Citations
296 Total Impact
NHPresidential Medal of Freedom (2008)0

Overview

Ben Carson is a neurosurgery specialist at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Based in Baltimore.

For Patients

  • Pioneered the Occipital craniopagus twin separation technique, a technique still used by doctors worldwide
  • Research is cited 733 times by other doctors and scientists
  • Currently at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, United States

Biography

Ben Carson is an American neurosurgeon who performed the first successful separation of conjoined twins joined at the back of the head in 1987. He was a pioneering pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins.

Affiliations & Institutions

Research Impact

10 Publications
733 Total Citations

Publication Timeline

023200820132017201820192021

Published In

Rock Mechanics and Rock EngineeringJournal of Geophysical Research Solid EarthActa GeotechnicaMaterials Science and Engineering AInternational Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Areas of Expertise

Pioneering Techniques

Occipital craniopagus twin separation technique

Medical Specialties

Legacy Timeline

The life and contributions of Ben Carson

1985

Youngest chief of pediatric neurosurgery

Became chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins at age 33

1987

Separated conjoined twins

First successful separation of occipital craniopagus twins

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