American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH)
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 84.2/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #5 of 14 ranked clinics · last checked 1 September 2026
- Specialist-led
- Foreign-patient ready
Summary
Multi-specialty cosmetic surgery hospital in Dubai Healthcare City with a large listed physician roster. Dr. Abizer Saifuddin Kapadia is named as Consultant Plastic Surgeon among several named plastic surgeons. Runs plastic surgery, hair-loss and bariatric/weight-loss departments alongside dermatology and other specialties.
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. Consultant Plastic Surgery matched by name at this exact facility; status current. [dha-prof] |
OFF | 26 | 2026-09-01 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. |
SEC | 16 | 2026-09-01 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Matched by name. Matched by name and facility in the DHA Sheryan register; licence-number cross-check not independently pulled. [dha-lic] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-09-01 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Record found: name, address and status match. Facility name and area match the DHA Sheryan register. [dha-fac] |
OFF | 10 | 2026-09-01 | |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-09-01 |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Logos without numbers. Homepage shows a JCI accreditation logo; no DHA licence number or trade-licence number with issuer found on pages checked. [site] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-09-01 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty No pattern from the lexicon found. No lexicon hits confirmed from directly-read pages; the Terms and Conditions page explicitly disclaims outcome guarantees. [site] |
SEC | 12 | 2026-09-01 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| M9 | Patient documents Two or three. Terms page references pre-procedure consultation/consent and post-procedure instructions; structured risk disclosure, revision policy and complaint route not found. [site] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
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. Abizer Saifuddin Kapadia [site] [dha-prof] | Consultant Plastic Surgeon | 00211021 |
| Dr. Naser Mozafari [site] | Specialist Plastic Surgeon | not published |
| Dr. Khaled Amer [site] | Cosmetic & Plastic Surgeon | not published |
Legal entity: could not verify
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: aesthetic in general clinic (focus adjustment -2) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: verified yes →
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified yes →
- Injectables: could not verify
- Medical weight loss: verified yes →
- Foreign-patient register (Dubai Health Experience (DXH) — DHA-accredited medical-tourism 'DXH Group Members' facility list + Medical Facilitators register): verified yes [dxh]
What we could not verify
- 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://www.aacsh.com |
|---|---|
| Phone | +971 4 423 7600 |
| Address | Building 73, Umm Hurair 2, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE |
| City | Dubai |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://www.aacsh.com | clinic's own site | physician(s), address, phone, service menu, self-disclosed identifiers | 1 September 2026 |
| dha-fac | https://services.dha.gov.ae/sheryan/wps/portal/home/medical-directo… | official register | facility registration (M4): POST https://services.dha.gov.ae/sheryan/RestService/rest/retrieve/medicaldirectoryfacilitysearch?key=SHARED_KEY string="American Academy of Cosmetic" then GET facility-details?facilityId=3613596 — facility "American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH) FZ-LLC", area Dubai Healthcare City | 1 September 2026 |
| dha-prof | https://services.dha.gov.ae/sheryan/RestService/rest/retrieve/medic… | official register | specialist board (M1): POST https://services.dha.gov.ae/sheryan/RestService/rest/retrieve/medicaldirectorysearchdetails?key=SHARED_KEY body {"string":"COSMESURGE-AACSH",...,"locale":"en"} — "Abizer Saifuddin Kapadia", Physician-Consultant Plastic Surgery, facility "American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH) FZ-LLC", dhaUniqueId 00211021 | 1 September 2026 |
| dha-lic | https://services.dha.gov.ae/sheryan/wps/portal/home/medical-directo… | official register | medical licence (M3): GET professional-details?dhaUniqueId=00211021 — licence record | 1 September 2026 |
| dxh | https://dxh.ae/en-US/DXH-Group-Members | official register | medical-tourism accreditation (registry.foreignPatient): GET dxh.ae/en-US/DXH-Group-Members?page=1..7 — "American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH)" listed as a DXH Group Member facility | 1 September 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 September 2026 | Initial collection. |
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