Dott, Norman McOmish, 1897-1973 (Neurosurgeon)

Person

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:

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Colostomy Welfare Group, 1971

File

Identifier: Coll-32/H.40

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Colostomy Welfare Group, 1971.

Dates: 1971

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Correspondence / Correspondence with Norman Dott regarding Colostomy, Ileostomy, and Dott's 'Stoma Clinic'

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Editor of The Lancet, c 1967

File

Identifier: Coll-32/D.242

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Editor of The Lancet, c 1967. The material relates to the possible publication of Dott's lecture, 'Surgical and Medical Neurology: disintegration and reintegration in specialist surgery and medicine' from March 1967.

Dates: c 1967

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / 'Surgical and Medical Neurology: disintegration and reintegration in specialist surgery and medicine' [check dates]

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Editors of The Lancet, 1966

File

Identifier: Coll-32/D.232

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Editors of The Lancet, dated 1966. The material consists of printed matter, mainly press-cuttings of correspondence in The Lancet following publication of Dott's article, 'Training the Specialist Surgeon'.

Dates: 1966

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / 'Training and Certification in Surgical Neurology and Surgery for UK and overseas'

Correspondence between Norman Dott, and the Librarian and President of the Royal College of Physicians, 1964-1967

File

Identifier: Coll-32/D.254

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Norman Dott, and the Librarian and President of the Royal College of Physicians, dated 1964-1967. The correspondence relates to Dott's article on Harvey Cushing for Munk's Roll. These are reference volumes containing biographical notices of Honorary Fellows of the Royal College Physicians.

Dates: 1964-1967

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / Writings on Harvey Cushing

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Library of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1933

File

Identifier: Coll-32/G.7

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Library of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1933. The correspondence relates to bibliographies on epithelial tumours and intracranial aneurysms.

Dates: 1933

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Working papers, notes and drawings / Work on the Pituitary / Work on epidermoid pituitary tumours, partly in collaboration with Duncan I.C. Finlayson

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Queen's Institute of District Nursing, January 1972

File

Identifier: Coll-32/H.43

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Queen's Institute of District Nursing, January 1972.

Dates: January 1972

Correspondence between Norman Dott and The Royal College of Surgeons, 1965-1967

File

Identifier: Coll-32/E.59

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Norman Dott and The Royal College of Surgeons, dated 1965-1967. The correspondence relates to recognition of Thai Medical Schools.

Dates: 1965-1967

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Conferences, visits, lecture tours / Visit to Thailand and other medical centres / Correspondence with Norman Dott regarding applications from Thai medical staff to train in the UK

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (R.C.S.E.), 1945

File

Identifier: Coll-32/C.28

Scope and Contents Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (R.C.S.E.), dated 1945. The material relates to the setting up of a committee (in May 1945) to consider and report on the possibility of instituting postgraduate lectures in surgery under the aegis of the College. Dott was asked to co-operate in the course, and agreed to do so, submitting a plan for lectures and demonstrations, (The course does not appear to have begun as planned, but many of the subjects and...

Dates: 1945

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / University of Edinburgh Lectures / Postgraduate Lectures

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Scottish Medical Journal, 1969

File

Identifier: Coll-32/D.256

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Norman Dott and the Scottish Medical Journal. The correspondence relates to the publication of Dott's talk, 'memoir for the centenary year of his birth'. Dott's letter of July 1969 outlines the history of the work.

Dates: 1969

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / Writings on Harvey Cushing

Correspondence between Norman Dott and T.J. McNair, 1964, 1971

File

Identifier: Coll-32/H.42

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Norman Dott and T.J. McNair, 1971. The material includes a 1964 paper on rehabilitation.

Dates: 1964, 1971

Dott, Norman McOmish, 1897-1973 (Neurosurgeon)

Dates

Biography

Found in 641 Collections and/or Records:

Additional filters: