Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (MD)[2] Cyriac Abby Philips is an Indian hepatologist and clinician-scientist.
He is known as "The Liver Doc" on social media where he frequently discusses his findings and research works on the negative effects caused by alternative medicines and practices.
[1] In 2019, Philips co-authored a paper analyzing the death of a woman who died after taking Herbalife's dietary supplements, which was later retracted by Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology.
[5][8][9] According to him, the principles and practice of ayurveda are based on "essentially primitive, untested, observations from an ancient past which lack scientific rigour”.
"[14] On 28 September 2023, Dr. Abby Philips' X account was suspended after an interim injunction order was passed by a Bengaluru court for defaming Himalaya Wellness Company.