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:
Miscellaneous reports and notes relating to Dott's plans for the Department of Neurological Surgery, c 1930-1934
'Modern surgery of the chiasmal neighbourhood', November 1931
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Modern surgery of the chiasmal neighbourhood'. The paper was delivered to the Department of Surgery, University of Edinburgh, dated November 1931.
'Modern surgery of the pituitary region', November 1931
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Modern surgery of the pituitary region'. The paper was delivered to the Forfarshire Medical Association, Dundee, dated November 1931.
Modernisation and rebuilding plans, June 1955-August 1955 and undated
Modernisation and rebuilding plans. The material contains a copy of Memorandum on Modernisation of Royal Infirmary, prepared by the Business Committee, annotated by Dott and with letter of comments by him to T. McW. Miller, dated June 1955; Second copy of Memorandum, dated August 1955; Memorandum on Orthopaedic Service, with annotations by Dott; and Memorandum on Radiotherapy Service at new Western General Hospital.
'Multiple intracranial aneurysms. Three illustrative cases', June 1956
Lecture by Norman Dott and M.J. Powell, 'Multiple intracranial aneurysms. Three illustrative cases'. The paper was given at the Department Surgical Neurology meeting, Edinburgh, dated June 1956.
Netherlands Neuro-surgical Association, 1947
Netherlands Neuro-surgical Association. The material consists of correspondence with Norman Dott regarding him being offered Honorary Membership in 1947.
'Neuro-trophic Keratitis - Sympathectomy in prevention and cure', September 1952
Lecture by Norman Dott and Phillip Harris, 'Neuro-trophic Keratitis - Sympathectomy in prevention and cure'. The paper was given at the Association of British Neurologists meeting, Edinburgh, dated September 1952.
Neurological Unit, Northern General Hospital, 1956-1960
New York City, 1963
Material relating to Norman Dott's lectures in New York, U.S.A. The material consists of correspondence between Norman Dott and friends and colleagues regarding the visit and lectures, and notes of discussions with them, etc.
Ninth meeting of Brain Injuries Committee (B.I.C.), 3 December 1940
Ninth meeting of Brain Injuries Committee (B.I.C.), dated 3 December 1940. The material includes B.I.C. papers 36, 37 and II.B.I.C. 1.
Additional filters:
- Subject
- 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