Andy Carr is a graduate of the University of Bristol (MBChB 1982, ChM 1987). He undertook postgraduate training in Oxford, Seattle and Melbourne obtaining his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in England and an MA and DSc from Oxford University. He was made a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2009. Andy is currently the Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Oxford. His research has focused on the development and evaluation of surgical implants and technologies. He founded the Botnar Research Centre in 2002 and has held senior leadership positions in the university, NHS and charity sectors in the UK and has had advisory roles at international universities and research councils.