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 641 Collections and/or Records:
Introduction to address on 'Acute spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage', May 1962
Introduction to address on 'Acute spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage', given by Norman Dott and F.J. Gillingham to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, dated May 1962.
'Introduction to Special Lectures', 1963-1964
Notes by Norman Dott, 'Introduction to Special Lectures, dated 1963-1964. The material consists of notes for various audiences that Dott was lecturing to in Athens, Detroit, Singapore, etc.
Introduction to talk on surgical treatment of epilepsy, June 1969
Introduction to talk by Norman Dott on surgical treatment of epilepsy, dated June 1969. The material consists of just 1 page of manuscript.
'Introductory remarks', September 1968
'Introductory remarks' by Norman Dott given at the Opening of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Toronto, September 1968.
Invitation to attend as 'Honored [Honoured] Guest', 1967-1968
Invitation for Norman to attend the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 18th Annual Meeting, Toronto as 'Honored [Honoured] Guest' and additonal material 1967-1968. The materal consists of the invitation to Dott and arrangements regarding travel, conference programme and lectures, mainly with the President-Elect and organiser, John Shillito. Some professional correspondence is included.
Invitation to attend congress and correspondence between Norman Dott and colleagues, 1969
Invitation for Norman Dott to attend the Congress of Neurological Surgeons meeting, Boston, Massachusetts and correspondence between Dott and colleagues, 1969. The correspondence relates to visits and papers.
Invitation to Norman Dott to give lecture, draft speech, notes and correspondence, 1955
Invitation to Norman Dott to give lecture, draft speech, notes and correspondence. The material consists of invitation to Dott give lecture [at the Montreal Neurological Society]; draft of speech; draft and notes for part of the lecture. The correspondant with Dott is Theodore Rasmussen.
Invitation to Norman Dott to prepare brief for academic area of the Department of Neurosurgery and related documents, 1960
Invitation to Norman Dott to prepare brief for academic area of the Department of Neurosurgery and related documents, dated 1960. The material consists of the invitation to Dott; his acceptance; and miscellaneous committee papers and procedure for preparation of the brief (many annotated by Dott).
Items related to the opening of the Department of Surgical Neurology, Western General Hospital, 1960, 1962
Items related to the opening of the Department of Surgical Neurology, Western General Hospital. The material includes press-cuttings and news items, dated 1960; Account of department by John Holt, dated 1960, 9 pp.; and manuscript of speech by Dott on unveiling of mural by Robert Lyon, commissioned by Edwin Austin Abbey Memorial Trust, in Department of Surgurgical Neurology, dated 1962.
Items relating to George Heriot's School and Trust, 1959
Items relating to George Heriot's School and Trust, 1959 (this was the Tercentenary Year of the school). The material consists of Heriot Club Annual Dinner, May 1959 annotated menu; Heriot's Trust Governors Dinner, June 1959, 7 pp., notes, with menu, etc.; Glasgow Heriot Club dinner, June 1959 10 pp., speech, with menu and photograph taken at dinner; and letters of appointment to serve on Board of Governors, George Heriot's Trust as University of Edinburgh representative.
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- Neurosurgery 78
- Brain Neoplasms 19
- Epilepsy 17
- Ophthalmology 16
- Cerebrospinal Fluid 14
- Colostomy 14
- Pituitary Diseases 14
- Craniocerebral Trauma 13
- Facial Pain 11
- Intracranial Aneurysm 11
- Surgery 11
- Trigeminal Neuralgia 11
- Pediatrics | 10
- Autobiographies 9
- Paralysis 8
- Arteriovenous Malformations 7
- Carcinoma 7
- Hydrocephalus 7
- Aneurysm 6
- Arteriovenous Fistula 6
- Hip Injuries 5
- Facial Paralysis 4
- Obituaries 4
- Paraplegia 4
- Physical Disabilities 4
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 4
- Biographies 3
- Congenital Abnormalities 3
- Encephalitis 3
- Hypothalamus 3
- Hypothermia 3
- Neurology 3
- Pituitary gland 3
- Angiography 2
- Athens, Greece 2
- Breast cancer 2
- Dentistry 2
- India -- Calcutta 2
- Iran 2
- Neurology | Scotland | 2
- Pituitary neoplasms 2
- Portugal 2
- Portugal -- Porto 2
- Singapore 2
- South Africa 2
- South Africa -- Cape Town 2
- Spinal Diseases 2
- Thailand 2
- Thrombophlebitis 2
- United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston 2
- Accidents, Traffic 1
- Amnesia 1
- Amputation 1
- Anaesthesia 1
- Anaesthetics 1
- Anesthesia 1
- Arachnoiditis 1
- Belgium -- Brussels 1
- Blindness 1
- Blood | Transfusion | 1
- Blood--Coagulation 1
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America 1
- Brain 1
- Brain Diseases 1
- Buenos Aires (Argentina) 1
- Canada -- Alberta -- Edmonton 1
- Case Notes 1
- Central Nervous System Diseases 1
- Cerebral Palsy 1
- Clinical Medicine 1
- Deafness 1
- Denmark -- Copenhagen 1
- Dundee -- Scotland 1
- Dyslexia 1
- Ear Diseases 1
- England -- Hull 1
- England -- Sheffield 1
- Facial Neuralgia 1
- Facial nerve 1
- Fishing 1
- Greece -- Thessalonike 1
- Hemorrhage 1
- Hong Kong (China) 1
- Illustrations 1
- Insulin 1
- Intracranial Hemorrhages 1
- Ireland -- Dublin 1
- Keratitis 1
- Klippel-Feil Syndrome 1
- Madras (India) 1
- Medical care | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 1
- Medicine | Edinburgh (Scotland) | Study and teaching | 1
- Medicine | Research | 1
- Medicine | Study and teaching | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 1
- Netherlands -- Amsterdam 1
- Netherlands : Province -- Holland 1
- Neuroma, Acoustic 1
- New York City (New York, United States) 1
- Pain 1
- Parkinsonian Disorders 1