Please answer the following question: Facts: - birth name: benjamin solomon carson - party: republican - fields: pediatric neurosurgery - birth date: 18 september 1951 - memberships: american surgeons , aaas , pediatric oncology group , national medical association association , carson scholars fund -lrb- founder -rrb- of neurological surgeons , congress of neurological - profession: neurosurgeon author - caption: carson speaking at cpac , february 2015 - spouse: lacena '' candy '' -lrb- rustin -rrb- carson 1975 - awards: presidential medal of freedom ford 's theatre lincoln medal - birth place: detroit , michigan , united states - known for: separation of conjoined twins hemispherectomy conservative political commentary - workplaces: johns hopkins hospital - ethnicity: african american - image size: 220 - alma mater: yale m.d. -rrb- university -lrb- b.a. -rrb- university of michigan -lrb- - children: 3 sons : murray benjamin , jr. rhoeyce - image: file : ben carson at cpac 2015.jpg - religion: seventh-day adventist church Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ben carson .
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benjamin solomon '' ben '' carson , sr. -lrb- born september 18 , 1951 -rrb- is an american author , politician , and retired johns hopkins neurosurgeon .on may 4 , 2015 , carson announced he was running for the republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election at a rally in detroit , his hometown .carson was the first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins joined at the head .in 2008 , he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom by president george w. bush .after delivering a widely publicized speech at the 2013 national prayer breakfast , he became a popular conservative figure in political media for his views on social and political issues .