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In late 2015, Varshavski established a foundation, Limitless Tomorrow, to provide scholarships to students, and he has raised money for it by auctioning experiences with himself through his social media accounts.<ref name=NYmag/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a52370/dr-mike-irl-mcdreamy-date/|title= ALERT: IRL McDreamy Is Auctioning Off a Date Right This Moment|publisher=Cosmopolitan|first=Tess |last=Koman|date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> In January 2016, the dating app [[Coffee Meets Bagel]] collaborated in a $10 raffle for a date with Varshavski; the campaign raised $91,000 for his foundation.<ref name="PETERSEN">{{cite web |last1=PETERSEN |first1=VICKI MARTINKA |title=DO leverages social media popularity to raise funds |url=https://thedo.osteopathic.org/2016/02/social-status-do-leverages-skyrocketing-online-presence-to-assist-students/ |website=The DO |accessdate=15 February 2019 |date=16 February 2016}}</ref>
In late 2015, Varshavski established a foundation, Limitless Tomorrow, to provide scholarships to students, and he has raised money for it by auctioning experiences with himself through his social media accounts.<ref name=NYmag/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a52370/dr-mike-irl-mcdreamy-date/|title= ALERT: IRL McDreamy Is Auctioning Off a Date Right This Moment|publisher=Cosmopolitan|first=Tess |last=Koman|date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> In January 2016, the dating app [[Coffee Meets Bagel]] collaborated in a $10 raffle for a date with Varshavski; the campaign raised $91,000 for his foundation.<ref name="PETERSEN">{{cite web |last1=PETERSEN |first1=VICKI MARTINKA |title=DO leverages social media popularity to raise funds |url=https://thedo.osteopathic.org/2016/02/social-status-do-leverages-skyrocketing-online-presence-to-assist-students/ |website=The DO |accessdate=15 February 2019 |date=16 February 2016}}</ref>


After his residency, he joined a family practice with [[Atlantic Health System]] in [[Chatham Borough, New Jersey|Chatham, New Jersey]].<ref name="AHSMIKE"/>
In 2018, after his residency, he joined Chatham Family Medicine, a family practice with [[Atlantic Health System]], in [[Chatham Borough, New Jersey|Chatham, New Jersey]].<ref name="AHSMIKE"/>


== Awards and nominations ==
== Awards and nominations ==

Revision as of 20:08, 15 May 2020

Mike Varshavski
Born (1989-11-12) November 12, 1989 (age 35)
Saransk, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Other namesDoctor Mike
EducationNew York Institute of Technology (BS, DO)
OccupationFamily Physician
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2016–present
Subscribers5.62 million[1]
(May 11, 2020)
Total views509 million (April 27, 2020)[1]
100,000 subscribers2018
1,000,000 subscribers2018
10,000,000 subscribers————
Last updated: May 03, 2020.

Mikhail Varshavski, D.O.[2] (Template:Lang-ru; born November 12, 1989), commonly known as Doctor Mike, is a Russian–American internet celebrity doctor. His Instagram account went "viral" after he was featured in Buzzfeed and in People magazine's 2015 issue of The Sexiest Doctor Alive. He has a YouTube channel that provides medically-themed entertainment.

Early life and education

Varshavski was born on November 12, 1989, in Saransk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)[3][4] He has an older sister Dasha and nephews named Daniel, Steven and Ari.[5] His father was a physician, a graduate of the Third Medical Institute of Moscow,[6] while his mother was a mathematics professor. When he was five, he and his family immigrated to Brooklyn.[7] In Brooklyn, his mother had to work sweeping floors for minimum wage, while his father attended medical school for the second time.[7] In an interview, he related that people thought he was not smart because he did not speak English.[8]

Varshavski was given the nickname "Doctor Mike" during his high school years by friends who came to him for sports-related injuries, knowing that Varshavski's father is a physician.[9] After seeing his father's relationship with his patients, he wanted to become a doctor.[8] He enrolled in the New York Institute of Technology and was accepted for an accelerated, seven-year combined track for a bachelor's degree in life sciences and a doctoral degree of osteopathic medicine. In 2014 he started residency at Atlantic Health System Overlook Medical Center’s Family Medicine program.[10] During his first year in the program, his mother died of leukemia.[8] He decided to move back in with his father and got a husky named Roxy.[8][11] Varshavski has previously dated Miss Universe winner Pia Wurtzbach in 2016.[12]

Career

In early 2012, Varshavski joined Instagram to document his life as a medical student and combat the notion that "you can't have a life in medical school".[8][13][14] He has said that he was not popular in high school and struggled to talk to girls, and that he was disorganized and unable to speak well in public.[8] In college, however, he committed himself to learning how to talk to girls and put himself outside of his comfort zone, including reading the book How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.[8]

Varshavski gained media attention in August 2015 when Buzzfeed published an article about him titled "Um, You Really Need To See This Hot Doctor And His Dog" that highlighted his good looks and his relationship with his dog Roxy.[15] That November, People magazine named him "the Sexiest Doctor Alive" in its Sexiest Man Alive issue,[10] and his Instagram account became popular.[3] He lived in Staten Island at the time.[3]

In late 2015, Varshavski established a foundation, Limitless Tomorrow, to provide scholarships to students, and he has raised money for it by auctioning experiences with himself through his social media accounts.[14][16] In January 2016, the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel collaborated in a $10 raffle for a date with Varshavski; the campaign raised $91,000 for his foundation.[17]

In 2018, after his residency, he joined Chatham Family Medicine, a family practice with Atlantic Health System, in Chatham, New Jersey.[2]

Awards and nominations

Year Work Category Award Result Ref.
2018 Doctor Mike Health and Wellness Shorty Awards Nominated [18]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Doctor Mike". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Mikhail Varshavski, DO". Chatham, NJ - Family Medicine. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Lahmers, Jennifer (February 25, 2016). "Meet People magazine's sexiest doctor alive". WNYW.
  4. ^ Liphshiz, Cnaan. "Doctor Mike treats Birthright participant on Israel-bound flight". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  5. ^ Kids Ask Awkward Health Questions! | Doctor Mike : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlnx89ZiAOE
  6. ^ http://ter-arkhiv.ru/en/archive/2019/
  7. ^ a b "The Real-Life Dr. McDreamy" (video). The Doctors. October 1, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Steinhilber, Brianna (October 4, 2017). "The 'Hot Doctor's' prescription for building a successful brand". NBC News. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  9. ^ Riley Banner, Nicole (January 19, 2016). "14 Things To Know About Dr. Mike, NYC's Most Eligible Bachelor". Elite Daily.
  10. ^ a b Willett, Megan (January 17, 2016). "The 'Sexiest Doctor Alive' has 1 million Instagram followers and wants to find love". Business Insider.
  11. ^ Lord, Emma (September 4, 2015). "Who Is Dr. Mike Of The Hot Doctor Instagram? Here Are 6 Things You Didn't Know About Him". Bustle.
  12. ^ Oshmyansky, Rosalyn (18 March 2016). "WW EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Mike reveals he's dating Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach". Wonderwall. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  13. ^ Lewak, Doree (May 10, 2016). "Hot doctor's patients don't care that he's taken — they still hit on him". New York Post.
  14. ^ a b Street, Mikelle (June 1, 2016). "Instagram Secrets of the Sexiest Doctor Alive". New York Magazine.
  15. ^ Tully, Kaelin (August 29, 2015). "Um, You Really Need To See This Hot Doctor And His Dog". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  16. ^ Koman, Tess (January 19, 2016). "ALERT: IRL McDreamy Is Auctioning Off a Date Right This Moment". Cosmopolitan.
  17. ^ PETERSEN, VICKI MARTINKA (16 February 2016). "DO leverages social media popularity to raise funds". The DO. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Dr. Mike - 10th Annual Shorty Awards". Shorty Awards. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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