Dott, Norman McOmish, 1897-1973 (Neurosurgeon)
Dates
- Existence: 1897 - 1973
Biography
Dott was born in Edinburgh in 1897, and educated at George Heriot's School there. Originally apprenticed as a joiner and engineer, he suffered a serious hip injury in an accident, and the observation of medical practice during his hospitalisation determined his future career and he entered Edinburgh University Medical School in 1914. Awarded the Syme Surgical Fellowship in 1921, he worked with Sir Edward Sharpey-Schafer, and his studies on the pituitary led to the award of a Rockefeller Fellowship which enabled him to work as Assistant Resident to Harvey Cushing at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1923-1924. With the exception of this year and a brief visit to Cushing in 1929, Dott remained in Edinburgh throughout his career. He did much to establish surgical neurology there and in 1947 became the first Professor of Surgical Neurology at the University. He was a founder member of the Society of British Neurologists in 1926, and its President, 1938-1945. During the Second Worl! d War he served with H.W.B. Cairns, Geoffrey Jefferson and others on the Brain Injuries Committee of the Medical Research Council. He lectured widely on his specialist subjects such as aneurysms, pain, pituitary and also on medical education, hospital planning and staffing, the history of medicine (mainly in relation to his own interests), and more informally on his own experiences and colleagues.
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
'A contribution to the surgery of hydrocephalus in childhood', July 1950
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'A contribution to the surgery of hydrocephalus in childhood'. The material consists of a paper given at the Sixth International Congress of Pediatrics, Zurich, dated July 1950 and published in Congress Proceedings (see reference Harris 53 in Coll-32/A.3); a typescript of the paper; and printed clippings of other papers on the same subject.
'An Introductory Review', June 1961
Lecture by Norman Dott, An Introductory Review'. The paper was given as the presidential address to the meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus, June 1961. The material consists of a typescript of the address as delivered; and the printed version in Developments in Medical Child Neurology 4. See reference Harris 70 in Coll-32/A.3.
'Anthropology and anatomy !inked with the third circulation', May 1950
Lecture by Norman Dott, Anthropology and anatomy !inked with the third circulation'. This paper was given at Aberdeen, dated May 1950 and contains a list of slides.
'C. S. F. [Cerebro-Spinal Fluid] circulation in neurology and its relation to surgery', undated
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'C. S. F. [Cerebro-Spinal Fluid] circulation in neurology and its relation to surgery'. The paper was delivered to 'Neurological Section Medical Association, 1 p. only. The material includes detailed lists of slides; captions for exhibits or demonstration; and charts and diagrams on subject, in English and French.
Correspondence regarding cases relating to cerebro-spinal fluid, 1952, 1955
Correspondence with Norman Dott regarding cases relating to cerebrospinal fluid. The correspondence is between Dott and George L Alexander, dated 1952; and Frank Burton Walsh, dated 1955.
'C.S.F. [Cerebro-Spinal Fluid] Circulation and its Mechanical Pathologies' , 1958, 1961
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'C.S.F. [Cerebro-Spinal Fluid] Circulation and its Mechanical Pathologies'. The material is a re-titled version of an earlier lecture by Dott on 'C.S.F. [Berebro-Spinal Fluid] circulation in relation to Surgery', revised and updated. The material consists of a manuscript of the lecture with lists of slides, dated 1958 and 1961.
Guest lecture on cerebro-spinal fluid, May 1952-July 1952
Guest lecture by Norman Dott on cerebra-spinal fluid. The lecture was given at a course in Neuro-Surgery and Neurology, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, dated May 1952-July 1952. The material includes a schedule of the course.
'Mechanical aspects of the cerebro-spinal fluid circulation-physiological, pathological, surgical', 1956-1957
Lecture by Norman Dott and F.J. Gillinghham, 'Mechanical aspects of the cerebro-spinal fluid circulation-physiological, pathological, surgical'. The paper was given at presented at the Ciba Foundation Symposium, dated May 1957. The material consists of a summary of the paper; and correspondence with organisers regarding the content and participants of Symposium, dated 1956-1957. The correspondents are Gordon E.W. Wolstenholme and H.N.H. Genese. See reference Harris 65 in Coll-32/A.3.
'Subarachnoid "Pouch" formations and the cerebro-spinal fluid circulation', June 1952
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Subarachnoid "Pouch" formations and the cerebro-spinal fluid circulation'. Paper given at the Society of British Neurological Surgeons meeting at Zurich, dated June 1952. The material consists of a heavily corrected manuscript. See Coll-32/F.69.
'Subarachnoid pouch formations and the C.S.F. [Cerebro-Spinal Fluid] circulation', 1953
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Subarachnoid pouch formations and the C.S.F. [Cerebro-Spinal Fluid] circulation'. The paper was given at Aterico Neurologica, Buenos Aires, dated 1953.
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