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 641 Collections and/or Records:
54th Meeting, Bristol, November 1956
54th Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.), Bristol, Novemb er 1956. The material consists of a programme, minutes, and extensive manuscript notes by Norman Dott.
55th Meeting, Dublin, May 1957
55th Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.), Dublin, May 1957. This was a combined meeting with the Irish Ophthalmological Society). The material consists of preliminary correspondece with Norman Dott, 1955 in which he suggested a combined meeting in Dublin; detailed programme of meeting and cases; extensive manuscript notes by Dott; and an agenda and programme.
56th Meeting, London, November 1957
56th Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.), London, November 1957. The material consists of a programme, committee papers, and extensive manuscript notes by Norman Dott of the papers given.
57th Meeting, Holland, May 1958
57th meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.), Holland, May 1958. The material consists of a programme of meetings, with manuscript notes by Norman Dott of the papers given; an agenda; committee papers; minutes; and correspondence with Dott regarding training and secondment with S.A. De Lange and others.
58th Meeting, Liverpool, December 1958
58th meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.), Liverpool, December 1958. The material consists of committee papers, a detailed programme of the meeting, and manuscript notes by Norman Dott on papers and cases.
63rd Meeting, Copenhagen, May 1961
63rd Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.), Copenhagen, May 1961. The material consists of committee papers; manuscript notes by Norman Dott on papers given; correspondence between Dott and the secretary regarding the meeting and nominations, and with K. Kristiansen regarding their joint presentation of their work on cerebral cooling.
64th Meeting, Derby, November 1961
64th Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.), Derby, November 1961. The material consits of an agenda; programme; committee papers; manuscript notes by Dott on papers given; and brief correspondence with Dott regarding overseas visitors.
65th Meeting, London, May 1962
65th Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.), Londay, May 1962. The material consists of an agenda; programme; and brief correspondence with Norman Dott regarding the Wright Committee on Staffing Structure.
66th Meeting, Warsaw and Crakow, September 1962
66th Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.), Warsaw and Crakow, September 1962. The material consists of committee papers and correspondence with Norman Dott.
68th Meeting, London, June 1963
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- Neurosurgery 78
- Brain Neoplasms 19
- Epilepsy 17
- Ophthalmology 16
- Cerebrospinal Fluid 14
- Colostomy 14
- Pituitary Diseases 14
- Craniocerebral Trauma 13
- Facial Pain 11
- Intracranial Aneurysm 11
- Surgery 11
- Trigeminal Neuralgia 11
- Pediatrics | 10
- Autobiographies 9
- Paralysis 8
- Arteriovenous Malformations 7
- Carcinoma 7
- Hydrocephalus 7
- Aneurysm 6
- Arteriovenous Fistula 6
- Hip Injuries 5
- Facial Paralysis 4
- Obituaries 4
- Paraplegia 4
- Physical Disabilities 4
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 4
- Biographies 3
- Congenital Abnormalities 3
- Encephalitis 3
- Hypothalamus 3
- Hypothermia 3
- Neurology 3
- Pituitary gland 3
- Angiography 2
- Athens, Greece 2
- Breast cancer 2
- Dentistry 2
- India -- Calcutta 2
- Iran 2
- Neurology | Scotland | 2
- Pituitary neoplasms 2
- Portugal 2
- Portugal -- Porto 2
- Singapore 2
- South Africa 2
- South Africa -- Cape Town 2
- Spinal Diseases 2
- Thailand 2
- Thrombophlebitis 2
- United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston 2
- Accidents, Traffic 1
- Amnesia 1
- Amputation 1
- Anaesthesia 1
- Anaesthetics 1
- Anesthesia 1
- Arachnoiditis 1
- Belgium -- Brussels 1
- Blindness 1
- Blood | Transfusion | 1
- Blood--Coagulation 1
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America 1
- Brain 1
- Brain Diseases 1
- Buenos Aires (Argentina) 1
- Canada -- Alberta -- Edmonton 1
- Case Notes 1
- Central Nervous System Diseases 1
- Cerebral Palsy 1
- City of Dundee, Angus, Scotland 1
- Clinical Medicine 1
- Deafness 1
- Denmark -- Copenhagen 1
- Dyslexia 1
- Ear Diseases 1
- England -- Hull 1
- England -- Sheffield 1
- Facial Neuralgia 1
- Facial nerve 1
- Fishing 1
- Greece -- Thessalonike 1
- Hemorrhage 1
- Hong Kong (China) 1
- Illustrations 1
- Insulin 1
- Intracranial Hemorrhages 1
- Ireland -- Dublin 1
- Keratitis 1
- Klippel-Feil Syndrome 1
- Madras (India) 1
- Medical care | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 1
- Medicine | Edinburgh (Scotland) | Study and teaching | 1
- Medicine | History | 1
- Medicine | Research | 1
- Medicine | Study and teaching | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 1
- Netherlands -- Amsterdam 1
- Netherlands : Province -- Holland 1
- Neuroma, Acoustic 1
- New York City (New York, United States) 1
- Pain 1 + ∧ less