Since 1982 Dr. McKinnon has led small plastic surgical missions to developing countries. These missions have provided surgical care to children and adults with clefts and craniofacial anomalies, tumors, burns, trauma and other complex conditions. Teaching of local surgeons and pediatricians has been an important
activity of these missions. Dr. McKinnon has provided craniofacial care and teaching in Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Portugal, India, Peru, Vietnam, Thailand, and Romania. For 28 years he led a surgical mission team to Choluteca, Honduras in partnership with Fondation San Jose Obrero.