Faiza Lalam (Arabic: 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.[1] She was described in 2020 as the "'Dean' of women neurosurgeons in Africa and the Middle East" by the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.[2]
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.[2] In 2011 she was appointed Professor and Head of the Department there.[1] In 2014 she was one of the first neurosurgeons in Algeria to carry out endoscopic endonasal surgery.[3]
