Kouter Clinic (Dr. Rudolf Vertriest)
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 83/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #6 of 18 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Aesthetic-medicine practice in Ghent combining Dr. Rudolf Vertriest, a plastic surgeon also head of department at AZ Maria Middelares, with a separate aesthetic-dentistry practitioner. The physician is found in the federal specialist-board register under plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery.
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. Found in HealthPro (FPS Public Health) with speciality MBS45 (plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery), status current. [healthpro] |
OFF | 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 Matched by licence number. Matched by NIHDI number 11938027; federal visa dated 2005-09-05. [healthpro] |
OFF | 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 Matched by name. Legal entity 'Dr. RUDOLF VERTRIEST, plastische heelkunde' matched by name and VAT number in an official-register-linked business directory; not independently re-queried in KBO/BCE this session. [letsconnect] |
SEC | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers No identifiers at all. No licence, facility or company registration numbers published on the clinic's own site. [site] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty No pattern from the lexicon found. About-us page checked; no lexicon terms found. [site] |
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 Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 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] |
|---|---|
| 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. Rudolf Vertriest [site] [healthpro] | Plastic surgeon; head of department of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, AZ Maria Middelares | 11938027 |
Legal entity: Dr. RUDOLF VERTRIEST, plastische heelkunde · 0820133020 [letsconnect]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: aesthetic in general clinic (focus adjustment -2) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: could not verify
- Breast surgery: could not verify
- Liposuction & body contouring: could not verify
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: could not verify
- Medical weight loss: could not verify
What we could not verify
- M4 · Facility registration
- 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://kouterclinic.be/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +32 (0)9 330 90 00 |
| Address | Kouter 7A/3, 9000 Gent |
| City | Ghent |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://kouterclinic.be/over-ons | clinic's own site | physician name, role, treatments, address, advertising text | 31 August 2026 |
| healthpro | https://apps.health.belgium.be/healthpro-search-engine/api/professi… | official register | specialist certification MBS45, federal visa, NIHDI number | 31 August 2026 |
| letsconnect | https://letsconnect.be/en-be/companies/dr-rudolf-vertriest-plastisc… | secondary | company name, VAT number, address | 31 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
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