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.

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Manuscript of Norman Dott's article for Munk's Roll, 1967

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.253

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Manuscript of Norman Dott's article for Munk's Roll on Harvey Cushing, dated 1967. The material consists of the full version of the paper, 17 pp. The published version was abridged, see reference Harris 90 in Coll-32/A.3. Munk's Roll are reference volumes containing biographical notices of Honorary Fellows of the Royal College Physicians.

Dates: 1967

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

Manuscript of original version of lecture, 'Neurological syndromes of cerebral displacement', 1958

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.105

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Manuscript of original version of lecture by Norman Dott, 'Neurological syndromes of cerebral displacement'. The material consists of the original lecture given as a Postgraduate lecture, with extensive corrections and additions, dated 1958.

Dates: 1958

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

Material relating to lecture, 'Hypophysectomy', 1963

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.182

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Material relating to lecture, 'Hypophysectomy' by Norman Dott. The material consists of abstract of remarks; manuscript of introductory remarks; case notes for illustration; brief correspondence with Dott regarding publication of the paper; and an offprint of the published version.

Dates: 1963

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / 'Hypophysectomy'

Material relating to Medical Curriculum, March 1955-1958

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Identifier: Coll-32/B.37

Scope and Contents Material relating to Medical Curriculum, dated March 1955-1958. The material contains a copy of Report on Undergraduate Medical Education prepared by the Edinburgh Pathological Club, dated March 1955, with a letter by Norman Dott expressing mixed reactions and enclosing his own suggestions for the Edinburgh medical course, 3 pp.; letter from Dott with suggestions for 5th year 'specials', dated 1 November 1955; Minutes of Special Meeting to discuss above Report, dated 1956; Memorandum on...

Dates: March 1955-1958

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / University of Edinburgh / University of Edinburgh Faculty of Medicine / Medical Curriculum

Material relating to Medical Curriculum, 1955-1960

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Identifier: Coll-32/B.38

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Material relating to Medical Curriculum. The material contains committee papers on review of curriculum prepared for General Medical Council and for interim policy during rebuilding, dated March 1960; draft memorandum to University Grants Committee, on problems during rebuilding, annotated by Dott, dated April 1960; Memorandum on Medical Curriculum prepared by Dott, dated 1955 and sent to D. Whitteridge in 1959, 2 pp.; and manuscript notes by Dott on the medical curriculum.

Dates: 1955-1960

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / University of Edinburgh / University of Edinburgh Faculty of Medicine / Medical Curriculum

Material relating to North America and Canada, October 1961

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Identifier: Coll-32/E.28

Scope and Contents Material relating to North America and Canada, dated October 1961 as part of Norman Dott's tour of South and North America. The material consists of programme of papers given, notes etc. of visits to North American centres, and correspondence. The places mentioned are Houston; Washington and Bethesda (includes manuscript of Dott's speech at banquet); Baltimore (includes photographs); Toronto; and Montreal. The correspondents are Maitland Baldwin, Jack Masur, Wilder Penfield, George B....

Dates: October 1961

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Conferences, visits, lecture tours / Lecture tour of South and North America

Material relating to South America, August 1961-October 1961

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Identifier: Coll-32/E.27

Scope and Contents Material relating to South America, dated August 1961-October 1961 as part of Norman Dott's tour of South and North America. The material consists of brief correspondence with Norman Dott, accounts etc. regarding Dott's visit to each centre, some with photographs, press-cuttings, manuscript notes for speeches, names of colleagues, programme of engagements. The locations include Rio; Sao Paolo (includes photograph ); Montevideo (includes notes for speech); Buenos Aires; Cordoba; Santiago...

Dates: August 1961-October 1961

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Conferences, visits, lecture tours / Lecture tour of South and North America

Material relating to the Accident Service and Surgical Out-Patients Department (S.O.P.D.), December 1957-12 December 1961 and undated

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Identifier: Coll-32/B.52

Scope and Contents Material relating to the Accident Service and Surgical Out-Patients Department (S.O.P.D.), dated December 1957-12 December 1961. Contains duplicated memos on problems of rebuilding of S.O.P.D., some annotated by Dott, dated December 1957; Dott's own memo on S.O.P.D., typescript and manuscript. 7 pp., dated January 1958; Dott's manuscript notes and diagrams for 'Poly Clinic' and O.P. [Out-Patient] suite, 4 pp.; Dott's manuscript notes on a similar project, 1 p.; letters on the rebuilding...

Dates: December 1957-12 December 1961 and undated

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / University of Edinburgh / The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (and associated hospitals) / Accident Service and Surgical Out-Patients Department (S.O.P.D.)

Material relating to the Accident Service and Surgical Out-Patients Department (S.O.P.D.), 1959-1961

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Identifier: Coll-32/B.53

Scope and Contents Material relating to the Accident Service and Surgical Out-Patients Department (S.O.P.D.), dated 1959-1961. Contains correspondence dealing with the planning of new out-patients department at the Western General Hospital. The correspondence begins with Edinburgh Northern Hospital Group and continues with South-Eastern Regional Hospital Board. It relates to with the distribution of facilities for neuro-surgery, with special reference to out-patients, as between the two major teaching...

Dates: 1959-1961

Material relating to the Accident Service and Surgical Out-Patients Department (S.O.P.D.), 1961-1962

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Identifier: Coll-32/B.54

Scope and Contents Material relating to the Accident Service and Surgical Out-Patients Department (S.O.P.D.), dated 1961-1962. Contains committee papers and correspondence, mainly relating the meeting of Hospital Planning (long-term policy) Committee, to consider memoranda presented by Professors Bruce and Woodruff, Professor J.I.P. James, Professor Dott. (Copies of all memoranda, annotated by Dott, are included.), dated December 1961; 2 reports on accident services in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh,...

Dates: 1961-1962

Dott, Norman McOmish, 1897-1973 (Neurosurgeon)

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