Arthur Ship
Arthur Ship · Science & Medicine
Maxillofacial surgery innovator and educator who served as president of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons and helped develop the ASMS Basic Maxillofacial Course.
1928, USA
USA
Arthur Ship is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Maxillofacial surgery innovator and educator who served as president of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons and helped develop the ASMS Basic Maxillofacial Course.
Arthur Ship was an American Jewish maxillofacial surgeon and educator, born to Jewish immigrants from Russia. He served as president of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons and helped develop the ASMS Basic Maxillofacial Course, shaping the training of the specialty. In an act of solidarity, he traveled to Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur War to care for the wounded.
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Source: Rambam Maimonides Med J (2026)
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Maxillofacial surgery innovator and educator who served as president of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons and helped develop the ASMS Basic Maxillofacial Course.
Source: Rambam Maimonides Med J (2026)