Dr Hichem KOUICEM is physician urologist surgeon at private clinic at Setif, Algeria, During the past ten years, he has been a pioneer in introducing endourology.
Dr H.KOUICEM has finished his training as urologist in 1995 at the university of Annaba, he was a staff member of several hospitals in Algeria like Military Teaching Hospital of Constantine and Setif Teaching Hospital. In 1998, starting career as private urologist and in in 2005 a Clinical head of his own surgical clinic in Setif (Clinique Les Pins) specializing in the Clinical practice of ureteroscopy and shock waves lithotripsy.
After a short training in endourology in France ( Paris and Strasbourg ) he Achieved the National Patient Record File of Ureteroscopy(2009-2012).
Dr H.KOUICEM was member and responsible of Urolithiasis Committee of the Algerian association of urology (AAU), he chaired the first National congress of Urolithiasis.
Dr H.KOUICEM is also an international active member in several association, European association of urology as EULIS international Associate Member(2016), international endourological society(2017) and international society of urology (SIU),international alliance of urolithiasis where he participated actively since 2009.
On 2016 he was leader and founding father of Algerian Community of Endourology and Laparoscopic Surgery (ACELAS) and chair it from 2016-2022 , he worked closely with international societies to develop endourology and laparoscopic surgery.
Also since 2016 Dr H.KOUICEM is U-merge Ambassador and membership as Algerian expert in stone diseases during international meetings, challenges in endourology and Arab urological societies.