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:
'The neurosurgeon and the architect', December 1962
Lecture by Norman DOtt, 'The neurosurgeon and the architect', dated December 1962. The material consists of a typescript of the lecture as delivered, with manuscript corrections.
'The new Department of Surgical Neurology', 1960
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The new Department of Surgical Neurology'. This was given as a luncheon talk to the Rotary Club of Edinburgh, dated September 1960. The material consists of a manuscript of the lecture and a list of slides; and correspondence with Dott regarding arrangements for the lecture.
'The organisation of surgical neurology', May 1962
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The organisation of surgical neurology'. This paper was given at Discussion at Symposium of Sociedade Luse-Espanola de Neurocirurgia, Porto, dated May 1962. The material consists of a typescript of the paper as delivered, with extensive manuscript revisions.
'The organisation of surgical neurology', May 1962
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The organisation of surgical neurology'. This paper was given at Discussion at Symposium of Sociedade Luse-Espanola de Neurocirurgia, Porto, dated May 1962. The material consists of a typescript of the paper as delivered, with extensive manuscript revisions, differently revised from Coll-32/D.165, D.168.
'The scope and organisation of neurological surgery in war-time', September 1940
Postgraduate lecture by Norman Dott, 'The scope and organisation of neurological surgery in war-time'. The paper was delivered in Edinburgh, dated September 1940.
'The Surgery of Facial Pain', 1963
Lecture by Norman Dott,'The Surgery of Facial Pain', dated 1963. The material consists of typescript of the lecture as delived with manuscript date, '1963'.
'The surgery of intracranial aneurysms', December 1963
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The surgery of intracranial aneurysms'. The paper was delivered to Southport Medical Society, dated December 1963.
'The surgery of the posterior cranial fossa in childhood and adolescence', December 1931
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The surgery of the posterior cranial fossa in childhood and adolescence'. The paper was delivered to Aberdeen Medico-chirurgical Society, dated December 1931.
'The surgical treatment of epilepsy', September 1968
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The surgical treatment of epilepsy'. The paper was delivered at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Toronto, dated September 1968. The material includes figures and an addendum to a paper by Theodore Rasmussen.
'The time factor in cranial surgery, with special reference to urgent cases', March 1952
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The time factor in cranial surgery, with special reference to urgent cases'. The material consists of a heavily corrected manuscript of the paper given to St. Andrews Medical Society, Dundee, March 1952.
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- Neuroma, Acoustic 1
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