02/02/2026
I’ve respected Peter Attia for a long time.
He was one of the few MDs willing to say—out loud—what many wouldn’t about hormones, HRT, and women’s health. That mattered. A lot.
But here’s where I’m stuck.
When your name is connected to something this serious, even if nothing illegal is proven, silence isn’t a neutral position. If you’re affiliated—even peripherally—the ethical move is transparency before the internet connects the dots for you.
What we don’t know yet matters.
What hasn’t been established matters.
But so does accountability when new information is emerging.
Waiting for people to “find out” instead of addressing it head-on feels… off. And yes—suspicious.
This isn’t about guilt before evidence.
It’s about leadership before pressure.
Public trust in medicine is fragile. When physicians build platforms on honesty, nuance, and “hard truths,” that standard has to apply to their own lives too—not just their clinical opinions.
I can hold two things at once:
• Respect for the work he’s done in advancing conversations other doctors avoided
• Disappointment in how this moment is being handled
This is me sharing my values on transparency, not declaring facts that aren’t known yet.
You don’t lose credibility by speaking early.
You lose it by staying quiet until you’re forced.
That’s where I’m at.
