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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'Some points in the nursing of surgical cerebral cases', undated

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.15

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Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Some points in the nursing of surgical cerebral cases'. The material is undated.

Dates: undated

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

'Specialism and generalism in the Eutopic [sic] Medical School', February 1932

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.27

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Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Specialism and generalism in the Eutopic [sic] Medical School'. The paper was given to the Women's Medical Society, dated February 1932.

Dates: February 1932

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

Speech at Colinton Burns Club, proposing 'The Immortal Memory', January 1966

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.237

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Speech given by Norman Dott at Colinton Burns Club, proposing 'The Immortal Memory', dated January 1966. The material uses some of the same material as Coll-32/D.212-D.216 and it includes correspondence.

Dates: January 1966

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

Speech at Departmental Clinical Meeting, held as 'a tribute to Prof. [Professor] Dott's life and work', December 1967

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.245

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Speech by Norman Dott at a Departmental Clinical Meeting, held as 'a tribute to Prof. [Professor] Dott's life and work', at the Department of Surgical Neurology, Edinburgh, dated December 1967.

Dates: December 1967

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

Speech by Norman Dott at presentation of his portrait to Sir Geoffrey Jefferson, November 1955

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.99

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Speech by Norman Dott at presentation of his portrait to Sir Geoffrey Jefferson by the Society of British Neurological Surgeons, dated November 1955. The material consists of a corrected manuscript of the speech as delivered; a copy of a printed version of the speech; a photograph of the portrait; and letter of thanks from Jefferson.

Dates: November 1955

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

Speech with slides, given to Manchester Edinburgh University Club Dinner, October 1963

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.204

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Speech by Norman Dott with slides, given to the Manchester Edinburgh University Club Dinner, dated October 1963.

Dates: October 1963

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

Speeches and tributes to George Lionel Alexander, 1967-1970 and undated

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.285

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Speeches and tributes by Norman Dott to George Lionel Alexander, who died in October 1970. The material includes Dott's obituary notices for British Medical Journal and The Scotsman; his speech at Bristol at Alexander's retirement dinner, March 1967; and at a dinner for Alexander after a lecture at Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, undated.

Dates: 1967-1970 and undated

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

'Spinal cord lesions caused by cervical dislocation in two cases with Klippel-Feil syndrome', undated

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.53

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Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Spinal cord lesions caused by cervical dislocation in two cases with Klippel-Feil syndrome'. The paper is undated but it was written after 1949.

Dates: undated

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

'Spinal Paralysis Centres', 1970-1972

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Identifier: Coll-32/F.36

Scope and Contents 'Spinal Paralysis Centres', 1970-1972. The material consists of correspondence with Norman Dott and papers regarding the establishment of spinal paralysis rehabilitation centres. It includes a copy of Dott's article 'Paraplegia and Spinal Paralysis in Scotland: Reflections and Suggestions', published in journal of Scottish Paraplegic Association, and read at the Edinburgh Meeting of The International Medical Society of Paraplegia, July 1970; correspondence related to the meeting, with a...

Dates: 1970-1972

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Committees and Societies / Scottish Paraplegic (Spinal Injuries) Association

'Spontaneous spinal epidural haemorrhage during anticoagulant therapy', October 1963-1966

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.238

Scope and Contents Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Spontaneous spinal epidural haemorrhage during anticoagulant therapy'. The paper was originally given by Dott at the meeting of the Neurological Society of the Middle East, Shiraz, October 1963, then revised and published in collaboration in the British Medical Journal, 1966 (see reference Harris 81 in Coll-32/A.3). The material consists of the text of the lecture as delivered at Shiraz, with photographs of cases; a copy of published version; and correspondence...

Dates: October 1963-1966

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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