River Medical Cork
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
Surgical and non-surgical cosmetic clinic with its own on-site operating theatre, part of the River Medical Group (Dublin, Cork and Belfast). Surgical consultations are led by an unnamed consultant plastic surgeon; a named aesthetic physician is listed as based in Cork on the group's team 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 Named; role unclear. A physician is named with a role and city on the group's shared team page; the surgical consultant performing procedures at this clinic is described only generically (‘an experienced consultant plastic surgeon’) and is not named. [site-team] |
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 Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-08-31 |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers No identifiers at all. the nationally recognised River Medical Group, established in 2008 with a reputation for high clinical standards |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty One or two soft superlatives. One or two soft superlatives on the clinic's own page, without an outcome or safety guarantee. [site-cork] As part of the nationally recognised River Medical Group, established in 2008 with a reputation for high clinical standards and patient-centred care. |
SEC | 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. The page states patients are guided through what to expect before, during and after surgery and describes a purpose-built on-site theatre; explicit consent documentation, a revision policy and a complaint route were not found on the pages checked. [site-cork] |
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-cork] [site-team] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site-cork] [site-team] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site-cork] [site-team] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site-cork] [site-team] |
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 Hanhushar Gunasagaran [site-team] | Aesthetic Physician (based in Cork) | not published |
Legal entity: could not verify
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site-cork]
- Rhinoplasty: verified yes →
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified yes →
- 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
- M5 · Legal-entity traceability
- 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://rivermedical.ie/cork |
|---|---|
| Phone | +353 21 201 2196 |
| Address | Suite D, Penrose House, 2 Penrose Quay, Victorian Quarter, Cork, T23 V38E |
| City | Cork |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site-cork | https://rivermedical.ie/cork | clinic's own site | identifiability, address, phone, treatment menu, group claims | 31 August 2026 |
| site-team | https://rivermedical.ie/meet-the-team | clinic's own site | named physician, role, city | 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 "Gunasagaran". | 31 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
Corrections are applied with a source link and logged publicly. A clinic statement without a source is published next to the data; the score does not change.