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:
'S.N.O.D.' [Surgical neurology and other disciplines], December 1964
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'S.N.O.D.' [Surgical neurology and other disciplines], dated December 1964. The paper was given as the Inaugural Lecture at the refresher course for General Practitioners at the Institute of Neurological Research. The material consists of Introduction, notes, and conclusion only.
'Some points in the nursing of surgical cerebral cases', undated
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Some points in the nursing of surgical cerebral cases'. The material is undated.
'Surgical and Medical Neurology: disintegration and reintegration in specialist surgery and medicine', March 1967
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Surgical and Medical Neurology: disintegration and reintegration in specialist surgery and medicine'. The paper was given as The Alexander Walsh Lecture and delivered to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, dated March 1967. The materail consists of the text of the lecture and diagrams as delivered.
'Surgical Neurology', February 1959
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Surgical Neurology', given to University of St. Andrews Medical Society, dated February 1959, using similar material to Coll-32/D.127-D.128 but re-written and further revised.
'Surgical Neurology', 1961
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Surgical Neurology'. The paper was a B.M.A. [British Medical Association] lecture given to Glasgow University Medico-Chirurgical Society, dated January 1961. The material consists of a typescript of lecture as delivered, with manuscript corrections; and correspondence with Dott regarding arrangements for the lecture, and letters of appreciation for it.
'Surgical Neurology', c 1962-1973
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Surgical Neurology'. The talk was given to the Scottish Association of Neurological Sciences. The material is undated but uses some of the same material as Coll-32/D.165-D.168 which originated in 1962 with extensive additions, particularly on the training of neurological surgeons.
'Surgical Neurology (and control of cerebral circulation)', February 1961
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Surgical Neurology (and control of cerebral circulation)'. This paper was given as an address to the Manchester Medical Society, dated February 1961. The material consists of a manuscript draft of the lecture and it includes some reminiscences of Sir Geoffrey Jefferson.
'Surgical Neurology and other disciplines', 1963
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Surgical Neurology and other disciplines', given in Athens, 1963. The material uses simlar material to Coll-32/D.127-D.129 but updated.
Talk on surgical neurology, given to Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology, Edinburgh Branch, October 1962
Talk by Norman Dott on surgical neurology, given to Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology, Edinburgh Branch, dated October 1962. The material consists of a typescript of the talk as delivered, with manuscript revisions.
'The dentist in relation to medical and surgical neurology', December 1962
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The dentist in relation to medical and surgical neurology'. The talk was given to British Dental Association, West of Scotland Branch, in Glasgow, dated December 1962. The material consists of a typescript of the talk as delivered, with manuscript revisions.
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