Cyriac Abby Philips

Cyriac Abby Philips is an Indian hepatologist and clinician-scientist specializing in clinical and translational hepatology, liver transplant medicine, and drug-induced liver injury. Currently serving as Senior Consultant at Rajagiri Hospital in Kochi, Kerala, he earned his MD in Internal Medicine from Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College in Kolkata and has conducted extensive research on liver diseases, authoring over 170 peer-reviewed publications with more than 2,300 citations in major gastroenterology and hepatology journals.

Philips has documented hepatotoxicity associated with herbs and formulations from Indian systems of alternative medicine, including comprehensive reviews linking complementary and alternative medicine to liver damage through empirical analysis of clinical cases and supplement testing. Active on social media as "The Liver Doc," he critiques pseudoscientific claims in wellness products and traditional remedies, emphasizing causal mechanisms of harm such as undisclosed hepatotoxins in marketed supplements. His advocacy earned the 2025 Skeptical Activism Ockham Award from the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry for promoting evidence-based scrutiny of medical misinformation.

Philips' work has sparked controversies, including defamation lawsuits from companies like Himalaya Wellness over criticisms of products such as Liv.52, leading to temporary suspensions of his X account, and professional complaints alleging misconduct for public statements against unproven therapies. Despite such pushback, his self-funded studies, like analyses of protein supplements and homeopathic preparations, underscore risks of unregulated alternatives via transparent toxicological evaluations. Provided by Wikipedia