Irwin Ship

Background

Ship, Irwin was born on July 11, 1932 in New York City. Son of Max and Lillian (Gootnick) Ship.

Education

Student, Columbia University, 1949-1952; Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Harvard University, 1956; Master of Science in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1965.

Career

Intern in oral surgery and oral medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1956-1957; principal investigator clinical branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1957-1960; clinical associate, consultant oral medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1962-1973; assistant chief dental research, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1960-1962; research committee, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1962-1973; chief dental Research, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1962-1973; senior attending dentist, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1973-1974; attending dentist, Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, 1962-1984; assistant professor oral medicine, University of Pennsylvania School Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, 1960-1963; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania School Dental Medicine, 1963-1966; professor, University of Pennsylvania School Dental Medicine, 1966-1984; director hospital education, University of Pennsylvania School Dental Medicine, 1963073; department chairman oral medicine, University of Pennsylvania School Dental Medicine, 1973-1978; professor department otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania School Dental Medicine, 1974-1984; director Clinical Research Center, University of Pennsylvania School Dental Medicine, 1978-1984. Member of staff Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Presbyterian U. Hospital. Visiting professor oral medicine Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1968, 69-70, 72.

Director affiliated program, 1975-1984. Visiting professor Japan, 1976. Director Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Rural Dental Health Program, University of Pennsylvania, 1975-1981.

Consultant World Health Organization. Consultant to editorial boards. Reviewer for medical and dental journals.

Contributor chapters to books, articles to professional publications.

Achievements

• Irwin Ship has been listed as a noteworthy Dental educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman adult education program Temple Beth Hillel, 1964-1969, board directors, 1965-1970, member executive committee 1966-1980, vice chairman, 1978, 80. Vice chairman dental division American Friends of Hebrew University, 1978-1984. With United States Public Health Service, 1957-1960.

Member American Dental Association, American Public Health Association, Society Hospital Dentists, American Board Oral Medicine (board examiners 1979-1984, chairman 1981-1984), American Society Dentistry for Handica,pped, International Association Dental Research (secretary-treasurer 1963-1966, president Philadelphia section 1965-1967, counsellor 1967-1968), College Physicians Philadelphia.

Connections

Married Gabriella Wolfsohn, June 24, 1956. Children: Jonathan Avram, Sara Ann, Jordan Robert.

Father:

Max Ship

Mother:

Lillian (Gootnick) Ship

Spouse:

Gabriella Wolfsohn

child:

Sara Ann Ship

child:

Jonathan Avram Ship

child:

Jordan Robert Ship