Faiza Lalam

{{Short description|Algerian neurosurgeon}}

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| native_name_lang = Arabic

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| occupation = Neurosurgeon

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| known_for = First woman neurosurgeon in Africa

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Faiza Lalam ({{langx|ar|فايزة لعلام}}) is a medical doctor from Algeria, who is credited as the first woman neurosurgeon in Africa, spearheading the work of women in the specialism on the continent.{{Cite journal |last=Karekezi |first=Claire |last2=Thango |first2=Nqobile |last3=Aliu-Ibrahim |first3=Salamat Ahuoiza |last4=Bechri |first4=Hajar |last5=Broalet |first5=Espérance Maman You |last6=Bougrine |first6=Mouna |last7=Cheserem |first7=Jebet Beverly |last8=Mbaye |first8=Maguette |last9=Shabhay |first9=Zarina Ali |last10=Tighilt |first10=Nabila |last11=Bakhti |first11=Souad |date=2021-03-01 |title=History of African women in neurosurgery |url=https://thejns.org/focus/view/journals/neurosurg-focus/50/3/article-pE15.xml |journal=Neurosurgical Focus |language=en-US |volume=50 |issue=3 |pages=E15 |doi=10.3171/2020.12.FOCUS20905 |issn=1092-0684|doi-access=free }} She was described in 2020 as the "'Dean' of women neurosurgeons in Africa and the Middle East" by the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.{{Cite web |title=Chair’s Report: WIN-WFNS in Global Neurosurgery {{!}} WFNS |url=https://www.wfns.org/newsletter/225 |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=www.wfns.org}}

Lalam began her training in 1977 and was certified as a neurosurgeon in 1982, working in the surgical department of the University Hospital in Tizi Ouzou. In 2011 she was appointed Professor and Head of the Department there. In 2014 she was one of the first neurosurgeons in Algeria to carry out endoscopic endonasal surgery.{{Cite web |last=Kreo |date=2014 |title=Santé : Tizi-Ouzou: Lancement de la chirurgie par voie endoscopique au CHU |url=http://dknews-dz.com/article/26452-tizi-ouzou-lancement-de-la-chirurgie-par-voie-endoscopique-au-chu.html |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=DKNews |language=FR}}