--- title: See Ben Carson's Life in Photos description: Acclaimed neurosurgeon Ben Carson has achieved a lot in his life. Watch him run to become the United States's next commander in chief. canonical: https://time.com/4035573/ben-carsons-life-in-photos/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-16T18:13:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:01:39.985Z article:section: Politics og:title: See Ben Carson's Life in Photos og:description: Carson has gone from respected Neurosurgeon to a frontrunner in the GOP primaru og:url: https://time.com/4035573/ben-carsons-life-in-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt484b2056f4552ac4/698863bf8e0601727e4625b2/ben-carson-25.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Ben-Carson-25 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Ben Carson's Life in Photos twitter:description: Carson has gone from respected Neurosurgeon to a frontrunner in the GOP primaru twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt484b2056f4552ac4/698863bf8e0601727e4625b2/ben-carson-25.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Ben Carson's Life in Photos by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Sep 16, 2015 6:13 PM UTC  by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Sep 16, 2015 6:13 PM UTC  An early childhood photograph of Ben Carson. Courtesy of Ben Carson Campaign  Ben Carson's graduation from Southwestern High School, Detroit circa 1969. Courtesy of Ben Carson Campaign  Ben Carson with his mother, Sonya, and his future wife, Candy after his graduation from Yale University, circa 1973. Courtesy of Ben Carson Campaign  Dr. Donlin Long, director of neurosurgery, left, and Dr. Ben Carson director of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital, with brain model of the Siamese twins separated in a 22-hour surgery at Hopkins, Sept. 7, 1987, in Baltimore. Fred Kraft—AP  Dr. Ben Carson shares his personal story with middle school students on March 17, 2000 in Roswell, N.M. Aaron J. Walker—AP  Dr Dennis Rohner, Dr Beat Hammer, Dr Ivan Ng, Dr Ben Carson, Prof. Walter Tan, and Dr Keith Goh rehearse an operation to separate conjoined twins Ladan and Laleh Bijani from Iran at Raffles Hospital on July 5, 2003 in Singapore. Reuters  Dr. Keith Goh (left) adjusts the frame on conjoined twins Ladan and Laleh Bijani as Dr. Ben Carson observes the start of neurosurgery proceedings at the Raffles Hospital on July 6, 2003 in Singapore. Getty Images  Ten-year-old Indian twins Sabah and Farah sit beside Ben Carson (C), Managing Director, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, Anne Marie Moncure, their father Shakeel (L), their brother (R) and senior child specialist of Apollo Hospital, Dr. Anupan Sibal, on Oct. 4, 2005 in New Delhi. Raveendran—AFP/Getty Images  George W. Bush presents a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ben Carson for his work with neurological disorders on June 19, 2008 at the White House in Washington. Alex Wong—Getty Images  Ben Carson officially announces his candidacy for President of the United States on May 4, 2015 in Detroit. Bill Pugliano—Getty Images  Ben Carson poses for a photo during the Iowa Republican Party's Lincoln Dinner on May 16, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall—AP  Ben Carson speaks during the Energizing America Gala at the 2015 Southern Republican Leadership Conference May 22, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Alex Wong—Getty Images  Ben Carson at a political fund-raiser for GOP candidates on June 6, 2015, in Boone, Iowa. Jabin Bostford—The Washington Post/Getty Images  Republican presidential candidates from left, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and John Kasich take the stage for the first Republican presidential debate on Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. Andrew Harnik—AP  Ben Carson prays during church services at Maple Street Missionary Baptist Church on Aug. 16, 2015 in Des Moines , Iowa. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  Ben Carson rides the Sky Glider with a reporter while touring the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 16, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  Ben Carson and his wife Candy on Aug. 18, 2015 in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin—AP  Ben Carson is greeted by supporters at a rally on Aug. 27, 2015 in Little Rock, Ark. Danny Johnston—AP  Ben Carson at a service at Maple Street Missionary Baptist Church on Aug. 16, 2015 in Des Moines. Daniel Acker—Bloomberg/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4035573/ben-carsons-life-in-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4035573/ben-carsons-life-in-photos/"},"headline":"See Ben Carson's Life in Photos","datePublished":"2015-09-16T18:13:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:01:39.985Z","description":"Acclaimed neurosurgeon Ben Carson has achieved a lot in his life. These photos chronicle his path to running for President of the United States","url":"https://time.com/4035573/ben-carsons-life-in-photos/","keywords":["politics","nation","U.S.","GOP","photography","Election","President","Dr. Benjamin S. 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