The Avoca Clinic — Limerick
Verification pending: less of the axis weight is sourced than the threshold requires, so no score is published yet.
Status: verification pending · last checked 31 August 2026
No crown: crowns require register-verified gates, never a clinic's own claim.
Summary
Cosmetic and plastic surgery clinic, one of the Avoca Clinic group's Irish locations. A named consultant plastic surgeon is presented as the clinic's surgeon on this location's own page.
Axis by axis
rubric value 1–5 · ? could not verify (no points, not a negative finding) · — not applicable: this country has no register of that class · OFF official register · SEC secondary source
| Axis | Finding (rubric anchor) | Value | Source class | Weight | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Specialist certification of the responsible physician Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 26 | 2026-08-31 |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. |
SEC | 16 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-08-31 |
| M4 | Facility registration Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 10 | 2026-08-31 |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Legal entity and registration number published and matched in the register. CRO: ‘The Avoca Clinic Limited’ (co. no. 457058), registered office address matches this clinic's own published address exactly (Unit 3-6, Hyde Building, The Park, Carrickmines, Dublin 18). [cro] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers No identifiers at all. No registration number, NHS/Medical Council reference or issuer-attributed identifier is published for the named surgeon on the pages checked. [site-limerick] With extensive experience as a world-renowned and fully accredited plastic surgeon |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. Quote not re-verified on 2026-08-31; previous value 3 withdrawn. |
? | ? | 12 | 2026-08-31 |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
| M9 | Patient documents Two or three. A dedicated recovery guide is published; explicit consent documentation, a revision policy and a named complaint route were not found on the pages checked. [site-recovery] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
Score ceilings
No ceiling applies. We never apply one on 'not found' alone.
Holds
No hold on this profile.
Inclusion policy
Four mechanical conditions. The first three decide whether a clinic is listed at all; the fourth decides whether it can be scored.
| Identifiable: live public surface + working in-country contact | verified yes [site-limerick] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site-limerick] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site-limerick] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site-limerick] |
Who is responsible
Named physicians and the legal entity, as published and as matched in the registers. A missing number is a statement about disclosure, not about licensing.
| Physician | Role | Register ID |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Khalid Khan [site-limerick] | Consultant Plastic Surgeon | not published |
Legal entity: The Avoca Clinic Limited · 457058 [cro]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site-limerick]
- Rhinoplasty: verified yes →
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified no
- Sanctions / discipline register (Fitness to Practise Inquiry Notifications — Medical Council of Ireland (published sanctions and High Court notices)): no entry found [ftp]
What we could not verify
- M1 · Specialist certification of the responsible physician
- M3 · Basic medical licence
- M4 · Facility registration
- M7 · Advertising honesty
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency
These cells score nothing and count against coverage, but they are not negative findings. If you can point to a public source, send it.
Contact details
| Website | https://www.avocaclinic.ie/clinic-locations/limerick |
|---|---|
| Phone | +353 61 529 077 |
| Address | First Floor, 45 O'Connell St, Limerick, V94 XE18 |
| City | Limerick |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site-limerick | https://www.avocaclinic.ie/clinic-locations/limerick | clinic's own site | identifiability, address, named physician, role, treatment menu, superlative claims | 31 August 2026 |
| site-home | https://www.avocaclinic.ie/ | clinic's own site | group-wide superlative claim (‘leading private hospital in Ireland’) | 31 August 2026 |
| site-recovery | https://www.avocaclinic.ie/aftercare/recovery-guide | clinic's own site | aftercare / recovery information | 31 August 2026 |
| cro | https://opendata.cro.ie/dataset/bf6f837d-0946-4c14-9a99-82cd6980c12… | official register | CRO bulk companies.csv (823,124 rows, published 2026-08-31): company_num 457058, company_name "The Avoca Clinic Limited", registered office Unit 3-6, Hyde Building, The Park, Carrickmines, Dublin 18; Normal status. | 31 August 2026 |
| ftp | https://www.medicalcouncil.ie/complaints/past-inquiries/ | official register | Fitness to Practise Inquiry Notifications index and all 19 year pages (2008–2026) fetched and checked; no notice names "Khan" tied to a plastic surgery practice (a different "Dr Khalid Jabber" appears in 2025 and is a distinct person). | 31 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | axes.M7: 3 → null (Citation re-check: quote not found at https://www.avocaclinic.ie/clinic-locations/limerick (quote not found); cell degraded to could-not-verify.) |
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
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