Katherine Deatherage, Health Science Teacher We are currently studying men/women who made historical contributions to health care. Dr. Ben Carson is one of the people we are studying in our curriculum. He is one of the most skilled and accomplished neurosurgeons today. Two of his most remarkable surgeries include the 1987 separation of Siamese twins from West Germany - the first surgery to separate occipital craniopagus twins (meaning they were joined at the head near the occipital bone) and the 1997 operation to separate 11 month old boys, joined at the top of the head looking in opposite directions. Coming from the inner-city streets of Detroit to the halls of Yale, to accomplishing so much, he truly is a great example.
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