For NPR's feature "First Mention," we find that we first heard about Dr. Ben Carson on July 5, 1987, after he successfully completed a radical brain surgery on child patients.

He was a pioneer in hemispherectomy, ... what you might not know about him Ben Carson Sr. is the subject of a made-for-TV movie, “Gifted Hands,” starring Cuba Gooding Jr.

5 Things You Should Know About Ben Carson : It's All Politics The pediatric neurosurgeon, ... He is also credited with the revival of a medical procedure known as a hemispherectomy, ...

Carson performed hemispherectomy on him in the late 1990s. Pensacola woman credits Ben Carson for saving her son's life. News Sports Play Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...

WJZ was there as world-renowned physician Dr. Ben Carson performed a hemispherectomy, removing half of her diseased brain. The surgery was a success. We followed Jessie's recovery--remarkable then ...

Dr. Ben Carson entered the first GOP presidential debate on Thursday right in the middle as the fifth of 10 candidates. ... He was a pioneer in hemispherectomy operations, ...

Ben Carson, the former housing secretary, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February. He said during a CNN interview last month that if asked to join the Republican ticket, he ...