personally trains surgeons from around the world in operative techniques. He is frequently invited to lecture at academic conferences around the world. He was given the honour of delivering the Presidential Guest Lecture at the Hip Society Open Meeting during the 75th Anniversary Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in San Francisco in 2008. McMinn was also invited to deliver the 2008 Sir John Charnley Lecture at the British Orthopaedic Association and the 2008 Sir Robert Jones Lecture at the New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City, USA. In addition he has delivered guest lectures at conferences in various countries from Japan to Australia to the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, the European Federation of Orthopaedic Societies, the American Academy, the Argentinian Orthopaedic Association etc. He has addressed the Select Committee of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom apprising the members of parliament and senior civil servants of recent developments and strategies of healthcare as it applies to orthopaedics. McMinn has published extensively on the topic of hip arthritis and several other related orthopaedic topics. Recently he released a book entitled Modern Hip Resurfacing, which covers the development of resurfacing; and describes in detail all the nuances of the operative technique, in addition to being a treatise on the whole subject of resurfacing and its effects. In 2009, in recognition of his contribution to the medical profession, McMinn was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) Honoris Causa by the University of Birmingham. Bone samples investigation In March 2019 a routine pathology audit in Edgbaston Hospital discovered 20 pots of bones dating back to December 2018 in a storage area. The next day senior managers arranged for staff working for him to take the samples to the McMinn Centre nearby. An internal BMI Healthcare report found McMinn had no approval for research - required by the Human Tissue Act - nor had he carried out research on the material. The report said that the hospitals's executive director told McMinn at the start of July 2019, warning him that the hospital did not have a licence to store human tissue and that in future samples should be removed from the hospital on the day of surgery. The Care Quality Commission investigated a few weeks later and learned about the pots discovered in March. In August 2019 the CQC asked the hospital to confirm