Dr. Foda was invited to give 2 pre-congress workshops; one on nasal tip surgery and another on revision rhinoplasty. Additionally, Dr. Foda delivered 5 lectures at the congress covering different rhinoplasty topics including the deviated nose, tip projection and rotation, open rhinoplasty in thick nasal skin, and revision tip surgery.
Dr. Foda was invited to lecture on how to avoid and manage revision rhinoplasty at the 10th Anniversary symposium of the nose inside and outside organized by the Seoul National University. The symposium included a distinguished faculty of national and international rhinoplasty surgeons.
Dr. Foda was invited to give 3 lectures at the 4th Asian Facial Plastic Surgery Society (AFPSS) meeting in Seoul, Korea. Professor Hong Ryul Jin did a great effort in bringing together a world-class faculty of facial plastic surgeons who shared their experiences over two full days.
Dr. Foda was invited to the 20th International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (IFOS) world congress in Seoul, Korea. This meeting which is held once every 4 years is considered the top international event in the specialty of Otolaryngology. In that meeting Dr. Foda lectured at the complications in rhinoplasty session and gave an Instructional course on revision rhinoplasty.
Dr. Foda was invited to the Istanbul advanced rhinoplasty course at Istanbul, Turkey. The Course included a lot of eminent Rhinoplasty surgeons and close friends as R. Daniel (USA), W. Gubisch (Germany), N. Cerkes (Turkey), E. Robotti (Italy), C. East (UK), O. Gerbault (France), and many others. In that meeting Dr. Foda gave 3 presentations about hump reduction, valve grafts, and base reduction. Dr. Foda also shared in a panel discussion on Secondary Rhinoplasty.
Dr. Foda was invited to the 2nd meeting of Rhinoplasty Society of Europe at Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Foda delivered a lecture on adjusting tip projection and rotation and attended the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe board of directors meeting.
Dr. Foda chaired the rhinoplasty session which included eminent rhinoplasty speakers as G. Aiach (France), P. Palma (Italy), R. Das Gupta (UK), F. Braccini (France), and F. Riedel (Germany). Dr. Foda also lectured on revision tip surgery and gave a one-hour instructional course on new trends in rhinoplasty.
Dr. Foda was invited to give a live surgical demonstration of the open rhinoplasty on a case with a deviated nose. Dr. Foda also presented a keynote lecture on revision rhinoplasty at the rhinoplasty session which included a distinguished faculty of German rhinoplasty surgeons including T. Hundt, S. Holtmann, H. Gassner, A. Arlt, and W. Heppt.
Dr. Foda welcomed 4 visiting fellows; a Professor of Plastic Surgery from Switzerland and 3 ENT consultants from Romania, Russia, and Saudi Arabia, for a one-week live surgery fellowship which included daily lectures and intensive hands-on rhinoplasty training on 12 rhinoplasty cases; 6 primary and 6 revision cases that were carefully selected to include most of the functional and cosmetic nasal deformities. Dr. Foda coached each of the fellows while performing the most delicate rhinoplasty maneuvers and techniques.
Dr. Foda was the International guest speaker at King Fahad Hospital 1st Rhinoplasty Course. Dr. Foda gave 6 talks on different rhinoplasty topics as well as an hour of difficult case presentation for problem solving. Dr. Foda also shared in training the participants on different rhinoplasty maneuvers on fresh cadavers.