[
  {
    "slug": "jci-hospital-accreditation",
    "name": "JCI hospital accreditation",
    "issuer": "Joint Commission International",
    "scope": "Facility-level standards covering patient safety, infection control, governance, and clinical quality. Required by many medical-tourism intermediaries before listing a hospital.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/who-we-are/accredited-organizations/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "jci-accreditation-public-directory"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "isaps-member-surgeon",
    "name": "ISAPS member surgeon",
    "issuer": "International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery",
    "scope": "Individual surgeon membership; requires national-board certification in plastic surgery plus peer endorsement.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.isaps.org/find-a-surgeon/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "isaps-guidelines"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "national-plastic-surgery-board",
    "name": "National plastic-surgery board certification",
    "issuer": "Country-specific (e.g. ABPS in US, BAAPS in UK, SBCP in Brazil, KSPRS in South Korea, ASPRS in Australia)",
    "scope": "Specialty-board certification in plastic surgery from the surgeon's country of practice. The single most important credential for any cosmetic or reconstructive procedure.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.isaps.org/medical-professionals/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "isaps-guidelines"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "ifso-center-of-excellence",
    "name": "IFSO Centre of Excellence",
    "issuer": "International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity",
    "scope": "Facility + surgical-team accreditation for bariatric surgery; requires minimum case volumes, multidisciplinary follow-up, and outcomes reporting.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.ifso.com/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "asmbs-bariatric-guidelines"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "asmbs-mbsaqip-center",
    "name": "ASMBS MBSAQIP Accredited Bariatric Center",
    "issuer": "American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery + American College of Surgeons",
    "scope": "US-specific facility accreditation requiring case-volume thresholds, structured follow-up, and outcomes data submission.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/accreditation-and-verification/metabolic-and-bariatric-surgery-accreditation-and-quality-improvement-program/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "asmbs-bariatric-guidelines"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "icoi-fellowship",
    "name": "ICOI Fellowship / Diplomate",
    "issuer": "International Congress of Oral Implantologists",
    "scope": "Dentist-level credentialing in dental implant placement; tiered (Associate Fellow → Fellow → Diplomate) by case experience.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://icoi.org/membership/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "who-surgical-safety-checklist"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "national-dental-council",
    "name": "National dental-council registration",
    "issuer": "Country-specific (e.g. GDC in UK, ADA in US, DCI in India, MOPH in Thailand)",
    "scope": "Baseline registration with the country's statutory dental regulator. A non-negotiable minimum for any dental procedure.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.gdc-uk.org/registration/search-the-register",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "who-surgical-safety-checklist"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "hfea-licensed-centre",
    "name": "HFEA-licensed fertility centre",
    "issuer": "Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (UK)",
    "scope": "UK statutory licence for any clinic providing IVF, ICSI, donor cycles, or embryo storage. The HFEA publishes per-clinic success and adverse-event data.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.hfea.gov.uk/choose-a-clinic/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "eshre-guidelines"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "sart-member-clinic",
    "name": "SART member clinic",
    "issuer": "Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology",
    "scope": "US fertility-clinic professional society; member clinics submit standardised outcomes to the CDC ART national registry.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.sart.org/clinic-pages/find-a-clinic/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "eshre-guidelines"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "eshre-certified-centre",
    "name": "ESHRE-certified ART centre",
    "issuer": "European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology",
    "scope": "European fertility-clinic certification covering laboratory standards, embryology QC, and clinical-outcome reporting.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.eshre.eu/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "eshre-guidelines"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "national-cardiac-surgery-board",
    "name": "National cardiothoracic-surgery board",
    "issuer": "Country-specific (e.g. ABTS in US, FRCS Cardiothoracic in UK, EBCTS in Europe)",
    "scope": "Specialty-board certification in cardiothoracic surgery — required for any open-heart or coronary bypass operation.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.escardio.org/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "esc-cabg-guidelines"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "national-orthopaedic-board",
    "name": "National orthopaedic-surgery board",
    "issuer": "Country-specific (e.g. ABOS in US, FRCS Orth in UK, EBOT in Europe)",
    "scope": "Specialty-board certification in orthopaedic surgery — minimum credential for joint replacement, spinal surgery, and sports-injury repair.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.efort.org/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "aaos-knee-replacement-guideline"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "njr-participating-hospital",
    "name": "NJR (National Joint Registry) participating hospital",
    "issuer": "UK National Joint Registry / similar registries in Australia (AOANJRR), Sweden (SHAR), and other countries",
    "scope": "Hospital-level participation in a national joint-replacement registry; data feeds prosthesis-survival and surgeon-volume analyses.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.njrcentre.org.uk/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "aaos-knee-replacement-guideline"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "national-ophthalmology-board",
    "name": "National ophthalmology board",
    "issuer": "Country-specific (e.g. ABO in US, FRCOphth in UK, EBO in Europe)",
    "scope": "Specialty-board certification in ophthalmology covering medical and surgical eye care.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.aao.org/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "aao-ppp-refractive"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "refractive-surgery-fellowship",
    "name": "Cornea / refractive-surgery fellowship",
    "issuer": "Country-specific cornea-society or fellowship programmes",
    "scope": "Sub-specialty fellowship beyond general ophthalmology, expected for surgeons offering LASIK, PRK, SMILE, RLE, or complex cataract / IOL work.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.aao.org/find-an-ophthalmologist",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "aao-ppp-refractive"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "esmo-clinical-centre",
    "name": "ESMO Designated Centre of Integrated Oncology",
    "issuer": "European Society for Medical Oncology",
    "scope": "Facility designation for integrated oncology + palliative care services. Useful as a quality signal for cancer centres outside the US JCI/CoC frameworks.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.esmo.org/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "nccn-guidelines"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "acs-coc-cancer-program",
    "name": "ACS Commission on Cancer Accredited Program",
    "issuer": "American College of Surgeons",
    "scope": "US facility-level accreditation for comprehensive cancer programs. Quality signal for oncology centres.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer-programs/commission-on-cancer/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "nccn-guidelines"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "ehs-accredited-hernia-surgeon",
    "name": "EHS-recognised hernia surgeon",
    "issuer": "European Hernia Society",
    "scope": "Society-level recognition for surgeons whose hernia-repair volume and outcomes meet EHS quality criteria. Signals subspecialty focus beyond a general-surgery board certification.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.europeanherniasoc.eu/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "ehs-hernia-guidelines"
    ]
  },
  {
    "slug": "national-urology-board",
    "name": "National urology board",
    "issuer": "Country-specific (e.g. ABU in US, FRCS Urol in UK, EBU in Europe)",
    "scope": "Specialty-board certification in urology — minimum credential for endourology procedures (lithotripsy, ureteroscopy) and prostate surgery.",
    "verifyUrl": "https://www.uroweb.org/",
    "sourceSlugs": [
      "who-surgical-safety-checklist"
    ]
  }
]