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Was Ben Carson one of the first to do surgery on conjoined twins?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes, he was the lead surgeon separating the Binder twins in 1987.
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What did Benjamin Carson invent?
Benjamin S. Carson was the first man to separate conjoined twins.
First suregon to separate conjoined twins?
Who was the first AfroAmerican nuerosuregon who performed this surgery.
Was Ben Carson the first African American to do surgery?
No. African Americans have done surgical procedures before. He was the first to successfully separate twins conjoined at the head.
Did ben Carson do any more famous surgeries after he did a surgery on the conjoined twins?
Yes, Ben Carson continued to perform groundbreaking surgeries throughout his career. One of his most notable surgeries was separating craniopagus twins, Patrick and Benjamin Binder, in 1987. This surgery established him as a pioneer in the field of pediatric neurosurgery.
What did Benjamin Carson do in 1987?
Benjamin carson (Say Dr. Carson) separated conjoined twins (Which were joined at the back of the head) and kept them both alive.
Who is are some famous doctors who sperated conjoined twins?
Dr. Ben Carson, at the Johns Hopkins University medical school, is perhaps the most celebrated and noted surgeon for separating conjoined twins.
When did Dr Ben Carson separate conjoined twins?
Johns Hompkins
What is a stuck twins?
i think you mean conjoined twins. These specials twins are joined together sideways when they were born, and it will need a surgery to get them apart.
What is ben Carson's scientific achivments?
Benjamin Carson was the first surgeon to be successful in the separation of conjoined twins who were joined at the head. Carson is also credited with refining a procedure called hemispherectomy to control epilepsy in pediatric patients.
Ben Carson was a hero?
Yes, Ben Carson was a hero. There were a pair of Siamese twins from Germany. These twins were joined at the back of the head. Twins like that had never both survive an operation. But, in 1987, Ben Carson did an operation on the twins. He successfully separated them. He was a hero because he saved the twins lives.
What is Dr Ben Carson's occupation?
Dr. Ben CarsonDr. Ben Carson is a neurosurgeon. He is well known for separating conjoined twins who were joined at the head.
Who were first the conjoined twins?
No one knows. conjoined twins have been around as long as humans have, more than one million years.The first famous confirmed case of conjoined twins were Chang and Eng Bunker.
