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 17 Collections and/or Records:
Address at Annual General Meeting of Edinburgh and South East Scotland Branch of the Scottish Epilepsy Association, January 1960
Address by Norman Dott given at the Annual General Meeting of Edinburgh and South East Scotland Branch of the Scottish Epilepsy Association, dated January 1960.
Address at Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Epilepsy Association, March 1964
Address by Norman Dott given at the Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Epilepsy Association, dated March 1964.
Address at Dunbar, December 1971
Address on epilepsy by Norman Dott at Dunbar, dated December 1971.
Address at inaugural meeting of the Dundee and District Branch of the Scottish Epilepsy Association, September 1958
Address by Norman Dott at the inaugural meeting of the Dundee and District Branch of the Scottish Epilepsy Association, dated September 1958. The material includes a programme and brief correspondence.
Address at inaugural meeting of the Scottish Epilepsy Association, 1954
Address by Norman Dott at the inaugural meeting of the Scottish Epilepsy Association, dated 1954.
Address at social evening for the Friends of the Epilepsy Association, May 1963
Address by Norman Dott given at a social evening for the Friends of the Epilepsy Association, dated May 1963.
Correspondence and papers regarding a 5-year grant from the MacRobert Trusts to the Epilepsy Society, 1965-1970
Correspondence with Norman Dott and papers regarding a 5-year grant from the MacRobert Trusts to the Epilepsy Society. The grant was to finance a research project into epilepsy, carried out at the Department of Surgical Neurology, University of Edinburgh, under the direction of Professor F. John Gillingham. The material includes a copy of proposal submitted by Dott to the Trusts on behalf of Gillingham and copies of annual reports to the Trusts, 1967-1968, 1968-1969 and 1969-1970.
Correspondence between Norman Dott, Alex R. Taylor and John B. Wilson, 1973
Correspondence between Norman Dott, Alex R. Taylor and John B. Wilson, 1973. The correspondence with John B. Wilson relates to death from suffocation in epilepsy, and smother-proof pillows.
Employment Sub-Committee and Welfare Sub-Committee, 1959-1973
Material relating to the Employment Sub-Committee, 1959-1969 and Welfare Sub-Committee, 1973 of the Scottish Epilepsy Association, Edinburgh and South East Scotland Branch. The material consists of committee papers and correspondence with Norman Dott.
Introduction to talk on surgical treatment of epilepsy, June 1969
Introduction to talk by Norman Dott on surgical treatment of epilepsy, dated June 1969. The material consists of just 1 page of manuscript.
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