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Ben Carson

Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon, academic, author, and government official serving as the National Nutrition Advisor at the Department of Agriculture since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021.

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Profession
Neurosurgeon
Awards
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2008) Spingarn Medal (2006)
Education
Yale University (BA) University of Michigan (MD)
Born
Benjamin Solomon Carson (1951-09-18) September 18, 1951 (age 74) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Children
3
Deputy
Pam Patenaude Brian D. Montgomery

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Medical career

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2016 presidential campaign

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2017–2021)

Carson Scholars Fund

American Cornerstone Institute

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Ben CarsonAwardsPresidential Medal of Freedom (2008) Spingarn Medal (2006)1.00infobox
Ben CarsonBornBenjamin Solomon Carson (1951-09-18) September 18, 1951 (age 74) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.1.00infobox
Ben CarsonChildren31.00infobox
Ben CarsonDeputyPam Patenaude Brian D. Montgomery1.00infobox
Ben CarsonEducationYale University (BA) University of Michigan (MD)1.00infobox
Ben CarsonInstitutionsJohns Hopkins School of Medicine National Academy of Medicine1.00infobox
Ben CarsonOther political affiliationsDemocratic (before 1981) Independent (1999–2014)1.00infobox
Ben CarsonPartyRepublican (1981–1999, since 2014)1.00infobox
Ben CarsonPreceded byPosition established1.00infobox
Ben CarsonPreceded byJulian Castro1.00infobox
Ben CarsonPresidentDonald Trump1.00infobox
Ben CarsonProfessionNeurosurgeon1.00infobox
Ben CarsonResearchHemispherectomy Conjoined twins separation1.00infobox
Ben CarsonSecretaryBrooke Rollins1.00infobox
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Ben CarsonSub-specialtiesPediatric neurosurgery Achondroplasia Craniosynostosis Epilepsy Trigeminal neuralgia1.00infobox
Ben CarsonSucceeded byMarcia Fudge1.00infobox

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