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 76 Collections and/or Records:
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.
'Local cooling as an adjunct to cerebral operations', May 1961
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Local cooling as an adjunct to cerebral operations'. The paper was presented in coliaboration with Doctor K. Kristiansen at meeting of Society of British Neurological Surgeons, Copenhagen, dated May 1961. The material consists of a summary and 2 versions of paper, with different manuscript corrections.
Manuscript introduction to 'The surgery of the optic nerves', given in the Netherlands, May 1964
Manuscript introduction to lecture by Norman Dott, 'The surgery of the optic nerves', given in Netherlands, May 1964.
Manuscript of lecture given to a combined meeting of Glasgow Southern Medical Society and Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow, November 1958
Manuscript of lecture given by Norman Dott to a combined meeting of Glasgow Southern Medical Society and Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow, datyed November 1958.
Manuscript of lecture given to a combined meeting of Glasgow Southern Medical Society and Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow, November 1958
Manuscript of lecture given by Norman Dott to a combined meeting of Glasgow Southern Medical Society and Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow, November 1958. The material consists of the text of the lecture with extensive revisions and corrections. See Coll-32/D.127 for the original lecture as delivered.
'Modern surgery of the chiasmal neighbourhood', November 1931
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Modern surgery of the chiasmal neighbourhood'. The paper was delivered to the Department of Surgery, University of Edinburgh, dated November 1931.
'Modern surgery of the pituitary region', November 1931
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Modern surgery of the pituitary region'. The paper was delivered to the Forfarshire Medical Association, Dundee, dated November 1931.
Opening of the Department of Surgical Neurology, Dundee Royal Infirmary, September 1966
Lecture by Norman Dott presented at the Opening of the Department of Surgical Neurology, Dundee Royal Infirmary, dated September 1966. The material consists of 2 manuscript drafts for the speech, and typescript with manuscript revisions of the text as delivered; and correspondence with officials and colleagues regarding arrangements for the occasion, programme of ceremony, etc.
'Operating', c 1962-1973
Talk on by Norman Dott, 'Operating', undated but the paper where the material originated was dated 1962. The paper is extensively revised and has a covering note from Dott to 'F.J.G'. (F. John Gillingham).
Other versions of lecture, 'The surgery of the optic nerves', given in India and Thailand, c 1965
Other versions of lecture by Norman Dott, 'The surgery of the optic nerves', given in India and Thailand, c 1965. Dott visited India and Thailand in 1965, therefore they were presumably given during this visit.
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