Dr. Ben Carson

The criticism was that this was too risky.

The criticism was that this was too risky.

Well, I don't think they had a logical thing. They didn't have a logical alternative. Because I engaged in something I call the BWA, a best-worst analysis. In fact, I wrote a book called Take the Risk, which I explained the BWA to. But it involves four questions. What's the best thing that happens if I do this? What's the worst thing that happens if I do this?

Well, I don't think they had a logical thing. They didn't have a logical alternative. Because I engaged in something I call the BWA, a best-worst analysis. In fact, I wrote a book called Take the Risk, which I explained the BWA to. But it involves four questions. What's the best thing that happens if I do this? What's the worst thing that happens if I do this?

Well, I don't think they had a logical thing. They didn't have a logical alternative. Because I engaged in something I call the BWA, a best-worst analysis. In fact, I wrote a book called Take the Risk, which I explained the BWA to. But it involves four questions. What's the best thing that happens if I do this? What's the worst thing that happens if I do this?

What's the best thing that happens if I don't do this? What's the worst thing that happens if I don't do this? And when you ask those four questions in this situation, there's only one option that works. You've got to do it. And I've asked those four questions about a lot of things during my neurosurgical career. And some people would say, Carson's a hot dog. He'll do anything. But it's not true.

What's the best thing that happens if I don't do this? What's the worst thing that happens if I don't do this? And when you ask those four questions in this situation, there's only one option that works. You've got to do it. And I've asked those four questions about a lot of things during my neurosurgical career. And some people would say, Carson's a hot dog. He'll do anything. But it's not true.

What's the best thing that happens if I don't do this? What's the worst thing that happens if I don't do this? And when you ask those four questions in this situation, there's only one option that works. You've got to do it. And I've asked those four questions about a lot of things during my neurosurgical career. And some people would say, Carson's a hot dog. He'll do anything. But it's not true.

It's done based on those four questions. And a lot of lives have been saved that perhaps would not have been saved by asking those questions.

It's done based on those four questions. And a lot of lives have been saved that perhaps would not have been saved by asking those questions.

It's done based on those four questions. And a lot of lives have been saved that perhaps would not have been saved by asking those questions.

Yeah. Yeah, hemispherectomies are routinely done now. And at the time when I started doing them, they had completely fallen out of favor. I remember some medical students from Harvard called and they said, the professors here said that that we had misunderstood that you were not taking out half the brain to cure intractable seizures. I said, your professors are wrong.

Yeah. Yeah, hemispherectomies are routinely done now. And at the time when I started doing them, they had completely fallen out of favor. I remember some medical students from Harvard called and they said, the professors here said that that we had misunderstood that you were not taking out half the brain to cure intractable seizures. I said, your professors are wrong.

Yeah. Yeah, hemispherectomies are routinely done now. And at the time when I started doing them, they had completely fallen out of favor. I remember some medical students from Harvard called and they said, the professors here said that that we had misunderstood that you were not taking out half the brain to cure intractable seizures. I said, your professors are wrong.

We are doing... But it's done everywhere now, at virtually all children's hospitals. Some of the techniques have been improved upon and modified, as they are in all surgical procedures. But, yeah, that's... And intrauterine surgery is... done commonly in many pediatric hospitals now.

We are doing... But it's done everywhere now, at virtually all children's hospitals. Some of the techniques have been improved upon and modified, as they are in all surgical procedures. But, yeah, that's... And intrauterine surgery is... done commonly in many pediatric hospitals now.

We are doing... But it's done everywhere now, at virtually all children's hospitals. Some of the techniques have been improved upon and modified, as they are in all surgical procedures. But, yeah, that's... And intrauterine surgery is... done commonly in many pediatric hospitals now.

Amazingly, I don't really care too much about criticism. I would only care about what God thinks. And even in my political career, when people have been critical, I don't really pay much attention to it. As long as God is not critical, I'm good.

Amazingly, I don't really care too much about criticism. I would only care about what God thinks. And even in my political career, when people have been critical, I don't really pay much attention to it. As long as God is not critical, I'm good.

Amazingly, I don't really care too much about criticism. I would only care about what God thinks. And even in my political career, when people have been critical, I don't really pay much attention to it. As long as God is not critical, I'm good.