Renowned Neurosurgeon Ben Carson Speaking at Widener University Nov. 29

Chester, Pa.—World renowned pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson, subject of the movie Gifted Hands starring Cuba Gooding Jr., will speak at Widener University on Monday, Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. in the University Center Webb Room.

Carson completed the first and only successful separation of craniopagus (Siamese) twins joined at the back of the head in 1987, the first completely successful separation of type-2 vertical craniopagus twins in 1997, and the first successful placement of an intrauterine shunt for a hydrocephalic twin.

Carson is a full professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he directs pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

In 2001, Carson was named by CNN and TIME magazine as one of the nation’s 20 foremost physicians and scientists. That same year, he was selected by the Library of Congress as one of 89 “Living Legends.” He also received the 2006 Spingarn Medal, which is the highest honor bestowed by the NAACP. 

 

Tickets for Carson’s talk at Widener are required, but space is limited. To reserve tickets, call 610-499-4112 or e-mail cjcaporale@widener.edu. Carson will also speak that evening at the Kimmel Center as part of the Philadelphia Speakers Series, but tickets for that event are sold out.

Now in its seventh sold-out season, the Philadelphia Speakers Series offers annual subscribers the opportunity to spend an evening with Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Peace Prize winners, world leaders, statesman, distinguished journalists, authors and other celebrated personalities. In addition to Carson, other participants in the 2010-11 Philadelphia Speakers Series include Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan, former South African President F. W. de Klerk, political commentator and columnist Mark Shields, and an on-stage debate between political strategist Karl Rove and former Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean.