Dr. Foda was selected as the Guest editor of the August issue of the FPS Journal which was titled “Challenging problems in Rhinoplasty”. Dr. Foda chose a group of authors composed of world-class rhinoplasty surgeons including; Rollin Daniel, Russell Kridel, Wolfgang Gubisch, Charles East, Richard Davis, Milos Kovacevic, Alexander Berghaus, Fazil Apaydin, and Peter Lohuis.
Dr. Foda was invited by the ENT department at Farwania Ministry of Health Hospital for a 3-day visit during which Dr. Foda examined patients and performed 3 rhinoplasty live surgical demonstrations. Dr. Foda also gave daily lectures covering most aspects of rhinoplasty.
Dr. Foda was an invited guest faculty at the 5th Annual Meeting of RSE. The faculty included the board members of the RSE beside a group of pioneer rhinoplasty surgeons from the States as Bahman Guyuron, Rick Davis, Rollin Daniel, Rod Rohrich, Dean Toriumi, and Ron Gruber.
Dr. Foda was selected to join a Faculty of 50 World best rhinoplasty surgeons nominated by the Rhinoplasty Society of US and the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe in their 1st combined meeting. The meeting provided by-far the highest educational level in Rhinoplasty and it is not likely to be matched in years to come.
Dr Foda directed a 2-day rhinoplasty workshop at the NTI in Cairo. Instructors at the Course included Dr. Mahmoud Elbestar and Dr. Amr Rabie. The workshop included a full-day of lectures covering most aspects of rhinoplasty and a full-day of cadaveric dissection in which the participants were trained on different rhinoplasty approaches and techniques.
Dr. Foda was an invited guest faculty at the 2nd Rinoarrabida Rhinoplasty Course in Porto. DR, Foda joined a faculty that included rhinoplasty experts from various Countries including Miriam Boenisch (Austria), Ozcan Cakmak (Turkey), Hesham Saleh (UK), as well as the top rhinoplasty surgeons of Portugal. The course was elegantly organized by Dr. Rui Xavier and well attended by participants from most European Countries. Dr. Foda gave 6 lectures covering different rhinoplasty topics and instructed the participants on different rhinoplasty techniques during the cadaveric dissection sessions.
Dr. Foda was the coordinator of the rhinoplasty sessions at the 7th PARS conference in Bahrain. The rhinoplasty guest speakers included Charles East (UK), Fazil Apaydin (Turkey), David Roberts (UK), Tariq Saeed (Bahrain), Hesham Saleh (UK), and Amr Rabie (Egypt). Dr. Foda delivered 4 talks on different rhinoplasty topics and moderated a panel on revision rhinoplasty.
Dr. Foda co-chaired the Rhinoplasty session with Dr. Taher Ismail at the 2nd International Congress of Aesthetic Academy of Egypt that was held at the Nile Ritz-Carton Hotel in Cairo. Dr. Foda gave a keynote lecture on nasal dorsum realignment.
Dr. Foda welcomed 4 visiting fellows from Pakistan, India, and Qatar for a one-week of live surgery fellowship which included daily lectures and intensive hands-on surgical training on 8 primary and 4 revision cases. Dr. Foda coached each of the fellows while performing the most delicate rhinoplasty maneuvers and techniques.
Dr Foda was an invited faculty at the Emirates 7th Otorhinolaryngology Congress. Dr. Foda and Dr. Calvert (USA) were the main speakers of the rhinoplasty sessions. Dr. Foda delivered 8 lectures on different rhinoplasty topics.