Dott, Norman McOmish, 1897-1973 (Neurosurgeon)

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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, David Joyce, Roy Selby and Eben Alexander, 1965-1967

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Identifier: Coll-32/H.29

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Correspondence between Norman Dott, David Joyce, Roy Selby and Eben Alexander, 1965-1967. The correspondence is regarding hospital planning at Kuala Lumpur and it includes Dott's detailed views on the planning of neurosurgical facilities.

Dates: 1965-1967

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

Correspondence between Norman Dott, Douglas Guthrie and Sir Walter Mercer, 1963, 1967

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.215

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Correspondence between Norman Dott and Douglas Guthrie dated 1963 and Dott and Sir Walter Mercer, dated 1967. The correspondence relates to references for Dott's talks on Robert Burns and Medicine.

Dates: 1963, 1967

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / Lectures and papers on Robert Burns and Medicine

Correspondence between Norman Dott, E. Arnold Carmichael and Geoffrey Jefferson, c 1940

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Identifier: Coll-32/B.27

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Correspondence between Norman Dott, E. Arnold Carmichael and Geoffrey Jefferson, c 1940. The material relates to the 'Glossary of Psychological Terms' prepared by B.I.C.

Dates: c 1940

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / University of Edinburgh / Papers and correspondence relating to the Second World War / Papers relating to the Brain Injuries Committee (B.I.C.)

Correspondence between Norman Dott, editorial staff and colleagues, 1971

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.279

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Correspondence between Norman Dott, editorial staff and colleagues. The correspondence relates to Dott's article, 'Colostomy - Technique and organisation', which the British Medical Journal declined to publish in its entirety. Dott did not wish to delete his advocacy of Regional Stoma Clinics, and the article did not appear.

Dates: 1971

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / Papers and correspondence on Colostomy and Stoma Clinic

Correspondence between Norman Dott, editors and colleagues, 1969-1970

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.269

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Correspondence between Norman Dott and editors of the Journal of Neurosurgery and colleagues, dated 1969-1970. The correspondence relates to publication of Dott's paper 'Further reflections on re-integration in specialist medicine' in the journal. The material includes a manuscript of Dott's corrections, and suggestions for a change of title.

Dates: 1969-1970

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / 'Medical, Psychic and Surgical Neurology'

Correspondence between Norman Dott, Edward Arnold Carmichael, Arthur Logan Turner and Sir David Wilkie, January 1931

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Identifier: Coll-32/B.5

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Correspondence between Norman Dott, Edward Arnold Carmichael, Arthur Logan Turner and Sir David Wilkie, dated January 1931. The correspondence relates to the post of Honorary Assistant Surgeon, National Hospital, Queen Square, London. Dott applied for this post, partly in order to hasten a decision about his position at Edinburgh, and later withdrew his application. It includes interesting material about neurology and neurosurgery in the United Kingdom at that time.

Dates: January 1931

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / University of Edinburgh / Correspondence, reports and papers regarding the development of neuro-surgery in Edinburgh

Correspondence between Norman Dott, George, L. Alexander, Joseph Schorstein, Samuel Rosner and Hamish Campbell, 1953-1958

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Identifier: Coll-32/H.11

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Correspondence between Norman Dott and colleagues, 1953-1958. The correspondents are: George, L. Alexander, regarding ventilation units for neurosurgical operating theatres, 1953-1954, Joseph Schorstein, 1955, Samuel Rosner, 1955 and Hamish Campbell regarding patient seen by Dott in Durban, including case-notes, etc., 1958.

Dates: 1953-1958

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

Correspondence between Norman Dott, George M. Robertson and Sir Harold Stiles, December 1930

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Identifier: Coll-32/B.4

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Correspondence between Norman Dott, George M. Robertson and Sir Harold Stiles, dated December 1930. Includes letter regarding appeal to Rockefeller Foundation by Goerge M. Robertson, and statement by Dott on 'Present Position re R. I.E.' [Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh].

Dates: December 1930

Correspondence between Norman Dott, Henry George Miller and Peter Nathan and offprints, 1959

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.135

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Correspondence between Norman Dott, Henry George Millar and Peter Nathan and offprints. The correspondence relates to Dott's and others' contributions to the meeting of Neurology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, in May 1959 . The material includes includes offprints of 'Facial Pain', see reference Harris 54 in Coll-32/A.3; and 'Palliation in Cancer', see reference Harris 58 in Coll-32/A.4.

Dates: 1959

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / Lectures and papers on 'The treatment of intractable pain'

Correspondence between Norman Dott, Hugh Cairns and George Riddoch, August 1942-September 1942

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Identifier: Coll-32/B.35

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Correspondence between Norman Dott, Hugh Cairns and George Riddoch, dated August 1942-September 1942. The material relates to the staffing of Emergency Medical Services (E.M.S.) and mobile neuro-surgery teams.

Dates: August 1942-September 1942

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / University of Edinburgh / Papers and correspondence relating to the Second World War

Dott, Norman McOmish, 1897-1973 (Neurosurgeon)

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