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:
'The living pathology of head injuries and their management', c 1961
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The living pathology of head injuries and their management'. The material is undated but is from approximately 1961.
'The Management of head injuries', 1946
Paper by Norman Dott, 'The Management of head injuries'. This is an early collaborative paper, dated 1946, but it was kept with Coll-32/D.79-D.84 from 1952-1963.
'The Neurological syndromes of cerebral displacement by expanding lesions', c 1961
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The Neurological syndromes of cerebral displacement by expanding lesions', undated c 1961. The material consists of a typescript of the text, with manuscript corrections.
'The Neurological syndromes of cerebral displacement by expanding lesions', c 1961
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The Neurological syndromes of cerebral displacement by expanding lesions', undated c 1961. The material consists of typescript of the text with extensive manuscript corrections and additional material.
'The neurosurgeon and the architect', December 1962
Lecture by Norman DOtt, 'The neurosurgeon and the architect', dated December 1962. The material consists of a typescript of the lecture as delivered, with manuscript corrections.
'The new Department of Surgical Neurology', 1960
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The new Department of Surgical Neurology'. This was given as a luncheon talk to the Rotary Club of Edinburgh, dated September 1960. The material consists of a manuscript of the lecture and a list of slides; and correspondence with Dott regarding arrangements for the lecture.
'The nursing of cerebral cases', undated
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The nursing of cerebral cases'. The material is undated.
'The organisation of surgical neurology', May 1962
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The organisation of surgical neurology'. This paper was given at Discussion at Symposium of Sociedade Luse-Espanola de Neurocirurgia, Porto, dated May 1962. The material consists of a typescript of the paper as delivered, with extensive manuscript revisions.
'The organisation of surgical neurology', May 1962
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The organisation of surgical neurology'. This paper was given at Discussion at Symposium of Sociedade Luse-Espanola de Neurocirurgia, Porto, dated May 1962. The material consists of a typescript of the paper as delivered, with extensive manuscript revisions, differently revised from Coll-32/D.165, D.168.
'The orientation of surgical neurology', 1947
Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The orientation of surgical neurology'. This was Dott's Inaugural Lecture as Professor of Surgical Neurology, Edinburgh, dated 1947. The material includes a copy of Dott's letter of May 1947 to the Dean of Faculty of Medicine, outlining his views on the Chair, its history, scope and finance.
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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
- City of Dundee, Angus, Scotland 1
- Clinical Medicine 1
- Deafness 1
- Denmark -- Copenhagen 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 | History | 1
- Medicine | Research | 1
- Medicine | Study and teaching | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 1
- Netherlands -- Amsterdam 1
- Netherlands : Province -- Holland 1
- Neuroma, Acoustic 1
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