In 1987, Dr.
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..
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.
But Sonya Carson convinced her son he could make something of his life, even though everything around him said otherwise.
And a pathological temper threatened to put him in jail.
He had terrible grades.
Raised in inner-city Detroit by a mother with a third grade education, Ben lacked motivation.
He\'s been beating the odds since he was a child.
Such breakthroughs aren\'t unusual for Ben Carson.
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.
Benjamin Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head.
In 1987, Dr
