Dr Cyriac Abby Philips Age, Wiki and Bio

Dr Cyriac Abby Philips

Quick Info

ProfessionDoctor
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth14/08/1982
Age42 years
BirthplaceKottayam, Kerala, India
HometownKochi, Kerala

Physical Stats & More

Height178 cm (1.78 m or 5’ 10”)
Weight65 kg (143 lbs)
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

MBBSSt. John’s Medical College
Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Internal MedicineNil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital
Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Hepatology & Transplant MedicineInstitute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS)

Personal Life

Zodiac signLeo
ReligionChristianity
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
Address35/194, B Automobile Road, Palarivattom, Kochi, Kerala – 682025, India
TattooHe got a tattoo inked on one of his biceps.

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date04/01/2011

Family

FatherPhilip Augustine (clinical gastroenterologist, founder of Philip Augustin Associates Pvt. Ltd., recipient of the Padma Shri Award for introducing Endoscopy in India)
MotherCicy Philip (executive director at the Philip Augustin Associates Pvt. Ltd.)
SpouseTeena Sara Cyriac
Children
Son1
Daughter(s)
  • Alanna
  • Aideen

Career

Awards & Honours
  • Liver Care Foundation Investigator Travel Award (March 2015)
  • American Association for Study of Liver Disease Award (2015, 2016, and 2017)
  • Honorary Trainee Membership to The American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) in San Francisco (November 2015)
  • AASLD Foundation Young Investigator Travel Award (November 2016)
  • Best Poster-Paper Award (FMT in SAH) at ISGCON (December 2016)
  • AASLD Alcoholic Hepatitis: Young Investigators Award (September 2017)
  • AASLD Foundation Young Investigators Abstract Award (October 2017)
  • National Best Paper Award by The Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2018)
  • Gold Medal for Academic Excellence in Hepatology by President Pranab Mukherji (14 January 2019)
  • P. Kesavadev Kerala Puraskar (7 June 2023)
Specializations
  • Sepsis in cirrhosis
  • Faecal microbiota in liver disease
  • Modulation of alcoholic hepatitis portal hypertension
Professional Roles
  • Senior advisor and medical researcher at the Department of Clinical and Translational Hepatology, Liver Institute, Center of Excellence in GI Sciences, Rajagiri Hospital, Kochi, Kerala
  • Clinical consultant and member of the Doctoral Advisory Committee for the Department of Cell and Tissue Culture, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala
Publications
  • Healthy Donor Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Steroid Ineligible Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis – A Pilot Study. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology (2016)
  • Healthy donor faecal transplant for corticosteroid non-responsive severe alcoholic hepatitis (2017)
  • Gut microbiome influences clinical events and severity in patients with alcoholic hepatitis. Hepatology (2017)
  • Branch duct-type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm presenting as paraneoplastic small plaque para-psoriasis (2018)
  • Rare cause of isolated severe coagulation failure in cirrhosis: Traditional healing with fenugreek (2018)
Book Contributions
  • Textbook of Biochemistry and Human Biology, Biliary System – Dysfunction
  • Textbook of Biochemistry and Human Biology, Cirrhosis and its complications
  • Textbook of Surgical Gastroenterology (2016)
  • Diseases of Pancreas (co-writer, 2014)

Style Quotient

Car CollectionVolvo XC40

Some Lesser Known Facts

Cyriac Abby Philips is an Indian hepatologist and clinician-scientist.
He opposes the use of homoeopathic and ayurvedic remedies for treating illnesses.
His stance on traditional Indian treatments has faced criticism.
He is from a Christian family in Kerala.
There is a childhood photo of him with his pet German Shepherd Tiger.
He admitted failing mathematics twice in class 10.
He had to choose between pursuing a degree in Computer Science or Medicine.
He passed the All India Pre-Medical Test on his second attempt.
He started practicing medicine in Kochi, Kerala.
He works at the Department of Clinical and Translational Hepatology in Rajagiri Hospital.
He is also involved in Microbiome Studies with K-DISC.
He serves at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology.
He has published over sixty medical research papers.
He writes chapters in medical books.
He uses Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram for sharing medical knowledge.
He debunks medical myths on social media as TheLiverDoc.
He has a significant following on Twitter and YouTube.
He contributes to The Morning Context as a columnist.
He is a passionate traveller and has visited many countries.
He discusses the adverse effects of Ayurvedic medicines on news channels.
He loves animals and owns several dogs.
He enjoys playing video games on his collection of consoles.
He drinks liquor occasionally.
He initially wanted to pursue a career in art before choosing medicine.
He gave a speech at the Liver Meeting in 2017.
He saved a co-passenger's life on a flight in 2024.
He shared details of the incident on social media.