Dott, Norman McOmish, 1897-1973 (Neurosurgeon)

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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:

Preliminary correspondence between Norman Dott, colleagues and 'old boys' in South Africa, March 1957-September 1957

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Identifier: Coll-32/E.15

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Preliminary correspondence between Norman Dott, colleagues and 'old boys' in South Africa, dated March 1957-September 1957. The correspondence relates to Dott making arrangements for his tour, talks and visits, etc. and it includes a final schedule, presscuttings, notes for anecdotes etc. The correspondents are Robert Lipschitz ('Lippy'), Joseph Block, Harry Reef, Keith Lewer Allen and Jack A. Douglas.

Dates: March 1957-September 1957

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Conferences, visits, lecture tours / Visit to South Africa

Preliminary correspondence with Norman Dott regarding planning and timing of tour, 1963-1964

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Identifier: Coll-32/E.50

Scope and Contents Preliminary correspondence with Norman Dott regarding planning and timing of tour to Thailand and other medical centres, dated 1963-1964. The correspondence is with: John H.F. Brotherston, including a formal statement of the aims of the tour, 1963-1964; Department of Technical Co-operation, including a contract, 1964; The British Council; The Office of the High Commissioner, Pakistan (unsuccessful); and The Medical Adviser to the High Commissioner for India (Dott received an invitation to...

Dates: 1963-1964

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Conferences, visits, lecture tours / Visit to Thailand and other medical centres

Preliminary draft of report and correspondence between Norman Dott, Geoffrey Jefferson and others, March 1951-May1951

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Identifier: Coll-32/F.66

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Preliminary draft of report and correspondence between Norman Dott, Geoffrey Jefferson and others, March 1951-May 1951. The correspondence relates to Dott disagreeing with the draft.

Dates: March 1951-May1951

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Committees and Societies / Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.) / S.B.N.S. [ Society of British Neurological Surgeons] Committee on Registrars

Preliminary material: letter by Norman Dott and poem by J.B.S. Haldane, 1964, November 1970

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.273

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Preliminary material: letter of enquiry by Norman Dott, November 1970 and newscutting of poem by J.B.S Haldane, 1964. The letter relates to the 'Colostomy Welfare Service' and Haldane's poem relates to his colostomy.

Dates: 1964, November 1970

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

Presentation of Lord Florey for Honorary Fellowship of the College, November 1967

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.247

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Presentation by Norman Dott of Lord Florey for Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, dated November 1967. The paper was published in Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh see reference Harris 89 in Coll-32/A.3). The material consists of a typescript of the speech with manuscript corrections.

Dates: November 1967

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / 3 speeches at Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Presentation of Sir Geoffrey Jefferson for Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, July 1957

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.100

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Speech by Norman Dott at Presentation of Sir Geoffrey Jefferson for Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, dated July 1957. The material consists of 3 versions of the speech, all with varying corrections and revisions; and correspondence with Jefferson's secretary for background information. See reference Harris 60 in Coll-32/A.3.

Dates: July 1957

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / Speeches and correspondence relating to Sir Geoffrey Jefferson

Principal speech against the motion 'but needst not strive..', October 1967

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.244

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Principal speech by Norman Dott against the motion 'but needst not strive...' The speech was given at a debate of the Joint meeting of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh and the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, dated October 1967. The material consists of the text of the speech; a programme; and brief correspondence between Norman Dott and the organisers.

Dates: October 1967

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

Professor Norman Dott: Medical Illustrations and Demonstration Boards, 1925-1968

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Identifier: LHB1/61A/94

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Medical illustrations and demonstration boards showing conditions, injuries and procedures related to the field of neurosurgery used by Professor Norman Dott during his time with the Department of Surgical Neurology at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and latterly at the Western General Hospital.

Dates: 1925-1968

Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh / Department of Surgical Neurology Papers

Proposing motion to elect Lord Florey to Honorary Fellowship of the College, October 1967

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.246

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Proposing motion by Norman Dott to elect Lord Florey to Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, dated October 1967. The material includes some biographical notes on Florey.

Dates: October 1967

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / 3 speeches at Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

'Pubertas Praecox associated with brain tumour', undated

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.45

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Lecture by Norman Dott 'Pubertas Praecox associated with brain tumour'. The material consists of a short account for demonstration with Professor D. Cappell, undated but kept with Coll-32/D.44 which was dated April 1946.

Dates: undated

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

Dott, Norman McOmish, 1897-1973 (Neurosurgeon)

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