New Delhi, July 19 -- It is impossible to introduce The Liver Doctor: Stories of Love, Loss and Regeneration without introducing its author. Cyriac Abby Phillips is a hepatologist of some repute, better known to the public by his X handle @theliverdoc. Some may have read his posts, heard him on podcasts, or seen him on social media or television. He is an empathetic and caring physician, an avid researcher, and very articulate-the trifecta of a modern doctor.

His passion for getting to the root of the matter, investigating further than most others would, aided by his trusty pathologist, led him to identify many traditional and herbal remedies as the cause of severe, life-threatening liver disease in his patients. Much of this research ha...