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In September 2003, the American Board of Otolaryngology elected Dr Khosh to a two-year term on the item writers' task force. Dr Khosh will write board examination questions pertaining to the subspecialty of facial plastic surgery.

In September 2003, Dr. Khosh and Dr. DeSerres presented a paper describing the 10-year experience of Children's Hospital of New York in pediatric facial trauma. Their presentation, at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery in Orlando, outlined the patterns of facial and cranial trauma in the level 1 pediatric trauma center of Columbia University. Dr. Khosh and Dr. DeSerres described differing patterns of facial trauma as related to patients' age and degree of bony facial development.

In August 2003, Dr. Khosh participated as an instructor for a course in St. Louis University, titled “Advances in cosmetic blepharoplasty, and brow and midface lift”. The course was designed as a hands on workshop in the latest techniques for cosmetic upper and midface rejuvenation.

In July 2003, Dr. Khosh was the invited speaker at the teaching conference for the Department of Emergency Medicine at the St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center. Dr. Khosh’s talk, entitled “Emergency management of facial trauma”, was aimed at educating the participants about the initial evaluation, appropriate radiographic testing, and proper sub-specialty consultation in management of facial trauma victims.

In May 2003, Dr. Khosh presented a paper on a novel technique for harvesting ear cartilage during the annual spring meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery Society in Nashville, TN. This method of cartilage harvesting minimizes pain and discomfort that can ensue from surgery. Ear cartilage is frequently used as a graft in nasal reconstruction and cosmetic surgery.

In March 2003, Dr. Khosh participated as an instructor for the annual symposium of facial plastic surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey. His presentation titled “Functional Eyelid Reconstruction”, reviewed the anatomic high lights of the eyelid and described the current techniques for repair of traumatic and cancer ablative defects of the eyelid.

In January 2003, Dr. Khosh has been elected as the treasurer for the New York Society of Facial Plastic Surgery. The New York Society of Facial Plastic Surgery is an association of cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons from the Tri State Area dedicated to promotion of excellence in their specialty area.