Doctor Mike
Mikhail Varshavski | |
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| Born | 12 November, 1989 |
| Other names | Doctor Mike |
| Education | New York Institute of Technology (B.S.) New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) |
| Occupation | Celebrity doctor |
| Website | www |
Mikhail "Mike" Varshavski commonly known as Doctor Mike is a Russian–American celebrity doctor who works in New Jersey.
Early life and education
Varshavski was born around 1989.[1] He was born in Russia, where his father was a physician and his mother was a mathematics professor. When he was six, he and his family immigrated to Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, his mother had to work sweeping floors for minimum wage, while his father attended medical school for the second time.[2]
Varshavski was given the nickname "Doctor Mike" during his high school by friends who came to him for sports-related injuries knowing that Varshavski's father is a physician.[3] He graduated from the New York Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in life sciences and as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine via an accelerated 7-year combined track. During his first year of medical school, his mother died of leukemia.[4]
Career
In early 2012, Varshavski joined Instagram to document his life as a doctor.[5][6]
In 2014 he started a residency at Atlantic Health System Overlook Medical Center’s Family Medicine residency program.[7]
Varshavski gained media attention in mid-2015 when Buzzfeed published an article about him praising him for his good looks and in November People magazine named him "the Sexiest Doctor Alive" in its Sexiest Men Alive issue.[7] This caused his Instagram account to go viral.[1] He lived in Staten Island at the time.[1]
In late 2015, Varshavski established a foundation, Limitless Tomorrow, to provide scholarships to students, and raised money for it by auctioning experiences with himself through his social media accounts.[6][8]
After his residency, he joined a family practice with Atlantic Health System in Chatham, New Jersey.[9]
In April 2017 Varshavski launched his YouTube channel; he was a finalist in the 2017 Shorty Awards in the health and wellness category.[10]
References
- ^ a b c Lahmers, Jennifer (February 25, 2016). "Meet People magazine's sexiest doctor alive". WNYW.
- ^ "The Real-Life Dr. McDreamy" (video). The Doctors. October 1, 2015.
- ^ Riley Banner, Nicole (January 19, 2016). "14 Things To Know About Dr. Mike, NYC's Most Eligible Bachelor". Elite Daily.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lewak, Doree (May 10, 2016). "Hot doctor's patients don't care that he's taken — they still hit on him". New York Post.
- ^ a b Street, Mikelle (June 1, 2016). "Instagram Secrets of the Sexiest Doctor Alive". New York Magazine.
- ^ a b Willett, Megan (January 17, 2016). "The 'Sexiest Doctor Alive' has 1 million Instagram followers and wants to find love". Business Insider.
- ^ Koman, Tess (January 19, 2016). "ALERT: IRL McDreamy Is Auctioning Off a Date Right This Moment". Cosmopolitan.
- ^ "Dr. Mikhail Varshavski, DO". Chatham, NJ - Family Medicine. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Mike - 10th Annual Shorty Awards". Shorty Awards. Retrieved 22 November 2018.