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, Sir Geoffrey Jefferson and Antony Jefferson, 1950-1953

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Identifier: Coll-32/H.8

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Correspondence between Norman Dott, Sir Geoffrey Jefferson, and Antony Jefferson, dated 1950-1953. The correspondence is mainly social and personal.

Dates: 1950-1953

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

Correspondence between Norman Dott, Sydney Sunderland and W. Ritchie Russell, 1952

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.107

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Correspondence between Norman Dott, Sydney Sunderland and W. Ritchie Russell. The correspondence is related to a paper by Sydney Sunderland on neurological syndromes of cerebral displacement, which was submitted to Dott for comment.

Dates: 1952

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / 'Neurological syndromes of cerebral displacement'

Correspondence between Norman Dott, W. Raymond Thrower and Rudolph Jaeger, 1931-1955

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Identifier: Coll-32/H.12

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Correspondence between Norman Dott, W. Raymond Thrower and Rudolph Jaeger. The correspondence with W. Raymond Thrower relates to the use of Stilbamidine for Tic Douloureux and includes offprints, press-cuttings, etc. and a list of operations Trigeminal Section performed by Dott and his team, 1931-1955.

Dates: 1931-1955

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

Correspondence between Norman Dott with officials of Society, and A.A. Donaldson, 1968-1969

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.252

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Correspondence between Norman Dott with officials of Society of Radiographers, and A.A. Donaldson, dated 1968-1969. The correspondence relates to the presentation of Dott and Donaldson's paper on 'Stereoradiography in cranial and spinal fields' at 23rd Annual Conference of Society of Radiographers, in May 1969.

Dates: 1968-1969

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / 'Stereoradiography in cranial and spinal fields'

Correspondence by Norman Dott regarding talk, 'The planning of colostomy after-care', June 1971-October 1971

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.277

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Correspondence by Norman Dott regarding talk, 'The planning of colostomy after-care', dated June 1971-October 1971. The correspondence is regarding the organisation and delivery of the talk which was given as an address to General Practitioners as part of the Postgraduate Course.

Dates: June 1971-October 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 from Norman Dott regarding Bangour and staff, October 1940-Nobember 1940

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Identifier: Coll-32/B.15

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Correspondence from Norman Dott, dated October 1940-November 1940. The material is mainly administrative and relates to Bangour and appointments to its staff.

Dates: October 1940-Nobember 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 / Correspondence regarding Dott's 'Brain Injuries Unit' at Bangour

Correspondence from Norman Dott regarding rehabilitation work at Bangour Hospital, July 1940-November 1940

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Identifier: Coll-32/B.14

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Correspondence from Norman Dott regarding rehabilitation work at Bangour Hospital, dated July 1940-November 1940. The material includes a copy of the Brain Injuries Committee paper on rehabilitation by 'Group-Captain Symonds [Charles Putnam Symonds] and Col. Cairns [Colonel Hugh Cairns]' and Dott's own paper dated October on the 'Bangour Hospital Rehabilitation Scheme'.

Dates: July 1940-November 1940

Correspondence from Norman Dott regarding the transfer to Bangour, finance, organisation, etc., December 1939-May 1940

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Identifier: Coll-32/B.13

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Correspondence from Norman Dott regarding the transfer to Bangour of finance, organisation, etc., dated December 1939-May 1940.

Dates: December 1939-May 1940

Correspondence from Percival Bailey to Norman Dott, 1965

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Identifier: Coll-32/H.27

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Correspondence from Percival Bailey to Norman Dott, dated 1965. The brief correspondence was written to accompany a copy of his autobiographical paper 'Eulogium Magistrorum Meorum', and a typescript copy of 'Pepper Pot', Bailey's account of his work with Harvey Cushing, which are included in the folder.

Dates: 1965

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

Correspondence from Thomas T. S. Ingram to Norman Dott [check date], undated

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Identifier: Coll-32/H.23

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Correspondence from Thomas T.S. Ingram to Norman Dott [check date], undated. The correspondence relates to cerebral palsy and the National Health Service.

Dates: undated

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

Dott, Norman McOmish, 1897-1973 (Neurosurgeon)

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