Alessandra Canal, Plastic Surgeon
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 83.9/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #8 of 21 ranked clinics · last checked 29 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Plastic, reconstructive and hand surgery practice in Remuera specialising in breast reconstruction and microsurgery. Responsible surgeon named with role and tied to this address; specialist certification matched in the register; operating facility matched in the facility register.
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 Found by name or number; specialty matches what is advertised; status current. Board register: vocational scope Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, status Practising, current practising certificate. [mcnz] |
OFF | 26 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. |
SEC | 16 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Matched by name. Matched by name on the medical register; status Practising, Conditions: None. [mcnz] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Record found with a spelling discrepancy. Facility named by the clinic (Ormiston Surgical Centre) matched in the facility register with a name variant (register: Ormiston Surgical & Endoscopy); address matches. [healthcert] |
OFF | 10 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Matched by name. Legal entity matched by name in the company register. [companies] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Partial, without issuers. Fellowship and further training named with issuing institutions; no identifier number published. [site] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty One or two soft superlatives. One or two soft superlatives on the clinic’s own page. [site] |
SEC | 12 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-29 |
| M9 | Patient documents Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-29 |
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] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site] |
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 Alessandra Canal [site] [mcnz] | Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon | not published |
Legal entity: Alessandra Canal Plastic Surgeon Limited · 7047754 [companies]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: verified no
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified no
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified no
- Medical weight loss: verified no
- Sanctions / discipline register (Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal / Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiaki Hauora (HPDT) — the statutory tribunal constituted under s 84 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 that hears disciplinary charges against registered health practitioners; its public decision database publishes file number, decision date, profession, scope of practice, practitioner name, established charge characteristics, penalties, suppression and appeal orders, and the full decision PDFs): no entry found [hpdt]
What we could not verify
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency
- M9 · Patient documents
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.alessandracanal.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | 09 950 2271 |
| Address | OneHealth Building, 122 Remuera Road, Remuera, Auckland 1050 |
| City | Auckland |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://www.alessandracanal.com/profile | clinic's own site | physician, role, menu, facilities named | 29 August 2026 |
| mcnz | https://www.mcnz.org.nz/registration/register-of-doctors/doctor/can… | official register | specialist certification, medical licence status | 29 August 2026 |
| healthcert | https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/LegalEntitySummaryNGOHospit… | official register | facility registration — row "Ormiston Surgical & Endoscopy, NGO Hospital, Surgical, Medical, 125 Ormiston Road, Flat Bush, Auckland 2016, Ormiston Surgical & Endoscopy Limited, cert end 18-11-2026" | 29 August 2026 |
| companies | https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companie… | official register | legal entity, registration number, NZBN | 29 August 2026 |
| hpdt | https://www.hpdt.org.nz/Search-Decisions | official register | disciplinary sanctions search (Medical Practitioners, keyword Canal) — no matching practitioner record | 29 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 29 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
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