Dr Mike Varshavski Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real name	Mikhail Varshavski [1]Mikhail Varshavski - LinkedIn
Nickname	Misha [2]YouTube
Other name	The Hot Doctor
Profession(s)	Internet personality, Osteopathic physician, Amateur boxer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 190 cm in meters- 1.90 m in feet & inches- 6’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 15 Inches
Eye Colour	Light Gray
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Career
Awards	• Webby Awards for Education & Discovery by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (2020) • Webby Awards for Health & Fitness by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (2020) • Streamy Award for Health and Wellness by Dick Clark Productions and Tubefilter (2021) • Webby Award for being the Best Influencer (People’s Choice) by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (2022)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	12 November 1989 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2023)	34 Years
Birthplace	Saransk, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (now Russia)
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Russian-American
Hometown	Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
College/University	• New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) (2007-2014) • MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2019)
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Science • Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine • Leadership in the Digital Age and Organizational Leadership degree [3]Mikhail Varshavski - LinkedIn
Religion	Judaism [4]The Times of Israel
Ethnicity	Ukrainian-Jewish [5]The New York Times
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian [6]Mikhail Varshavski – YouTube
Address	27 Glendale Ave, Staten Island, New York 10304, United States of America
Tattoo	Nosce te ipsum (Know Thyself) tattooed on his upper back
Controversy	Partying without taking COVID precautions: On his 31st birthday, Mike threw a party in Miami in November 2020. This was at a time when COVID-19 was at its peak in the US. Mike received a backlash after several photos surfaced on the internet of him partying without wearing a mask. Bioethicist Arthur Caplan, who was the director of the division of medical ethics at NYU Langone Health, criticised Mike for openly violating the COVID norms of the US government. He also said that Mike had failed as a role model and that he should be criticised for his behaviour. Even Mike's fans criticised him for not following the COVID norms. Mike then apologized for his actions and said that he should not have done it and that he "needed to do better." [7]The Daily Mail
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Cynthia Olavarría (actress, model, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005) (2014-2015) • Pia Wurtzbach (rumoured, 2015 Miss Universe title winner) • Jennifer Lahmers (rumoured, journalist) (2016-2017) • Betsy Alvarez (model) (2021)
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Oskar Varshavski (physician) Mother- Name not known (deceased, mathematician)
Siblings	Sister- Dasha Varshavski (elder; doctor, entrepreneur)
Favourites
Medical Procedure	Knee injections
Sport	Basketball
Holiday	New Year
Instagrammer	King Bach
Destination	Alaska
Film	Man on Fire (2004)
Car Manufacturer	Ferrari
Quote	“You're not who you think you are, you're not who I think you are, but you are who you think I think you are.”
Soundtrack Album	Drive (soundtrack)
TV Show	Friends (1994-2004)
Go-to drink at a bar	Gin with Club Soda and Lime
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Ferrari California T • Audi R8 Spyder • BMW i8 • Lamborghini 458 Italia • Lamborghini Urus • BMW Z4 SDRIVE 35I
Social Media
Instagram	Doctor.Mike
Facebook	Doctor Mike
Twitter	Dr. Mike Varshavski
YouTube	Doctor Mike
LinkedIn	Mikhail Varshavski

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dr Mike Varshavski

• Dr Mike Varshavski is a Russian-born American doctor, boxer, and Youtuber. He is known for donating to charitable causes and giving medical-related tips and tricks to his viewers through YouTube and social media.

• His mother was an ethnic Russian. She died of leukemia during Mike’s first year at NYIT.

• Out of fear for his family’s safety due to rising anti-Jewish crimes in Russia, Mike’s father shifted the family to the US when Mike was just six years old. According to Mike, when he arrived in New York, he could only speak a few words in English. He also said that he found it difficult to adjust to his surroundings because of the cultural and language barrier. In an interview, he said,
  

  When we came to the United States of America (in New York), I faced a lot of problems growing up. I did know only three English words: yes, no and maybe. On the first day of school in Brooklyn, my teacher assumed I spoke English and asked me a question. I said “yes,” so she moved on. She asked me another question. I said “no,” and she moved on. She decided to clarify with another question. When I said “maybe,” she knew I had absolutely no idea what I was talking about there. I guess most of the kids who come from different countries have to go through this. I, eventually, got over it and it was better then.”

  

  Mike Varshavski’s photo taken when he was in school

• In June 2014, Mike worked at the Atlantic Healthcare System. He worked there as a resident physician till June 2017.

• Mike was listed by the US-based People magazine as one of the sexiest men alive in 2015.

• In August 2015, he came into the spotlight when BuzzFeed published an article about him titled “Um, You Really Need To See This Hot Doctor And His Dog.” The article highlighted Mike’s good looks and his love for his dog, a husky named Roxy.
  

  Doctor Mike with his husky named Roxy

• In 2015, Mike founded Limitless Tomorrow, which provided scholarships to students wanting to pursue higher education. During the COVID pandemic, Mike donated $50k worth of N-95 masks to frontline healthcare workers. His foundation once raised $91k by collaborating with a dating service named Coffee Meets Bagel.
  

  Doctor Mike in collaboration with Coffee Meets Bagel promoting the “Win a Date with Dr. Mike” campaign

• In 2016, Mike was employed by D. M. Operations as its President.

• Mike was invited as a guest speaker at Columbia University in April 2016.
  

  Columbia University’s poster informing students of the event

• Mike delivered a motivational speech in 2017 at TEDx, held in Monte Carlo, Italy.
  

  Dr Mike Varshavski during his speech on TEDx in Monte Carlo

• He began working as an attending physician at the Atlantic Healthcare System in February 2018.

• Mike was employed as a primary care physician at New Jersey-based Chatham Family Medicine in the same year.

• Under the tagline “Alert Not Anxious,” Mike started an information campaign to fight against the misinformation that was being spread during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• In March 2020, he donated N95 masks of $50,000 worth amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

• In June 2020, Mike was named an ambassador for the United Nations “Verified” initiative

• In May 2022, Mike’s Lamborghini Urus was stolen by a parking garage employee at Hudson Yards who took it for a 5-hour long joy ride.

• Varshavski donated $100,111 to Feeding America in June 2022 through a fundraiser organized by YouTuber Ryan Trahan.

• Mike has his official website named Doctor Mike, through which he sells different types of products to his customers all across the world.

• Mike flew in an F-16 fighter jet of the United States Air Force (USAF) in June 2021.
  

  Mike standing next to the cockpit of an F-16 fighter jet

• Mike frequently posts content on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. According to him, he created an account on social media to break the myth that doctors have no life outside of medical studies. His followers on social media swelled when an article titled “Um, You Really Need To See This Hot Doctor And His Dog” was published by BuzzFeed on him in 2015. Mike uploads different types of content on social media. He has more than 4.4 million followers on Instagram. 302.8k followers on Twitter, and 5.2 million followers on Facebook as of December 2022.

• Mike started his channel, Doctor Mike, on YouTube in 2016. On YouTube, he covers different medical topics for his viewers and also answers their queries. He also uploads meme review videos on his channel that is sent to him by his viewers. In March 2020, Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), was interviewed by Mike for his YouTube channel. As of December 2022, he has more than 10.4 million subscribers on his channel. Mike’s monthly income from YouTube in 2021 was $472,763. ^[8]Yahoo Finance
  

  Mike Varshavski interviewing Anthony Fauci on the COVID-19 pandemic

• Mike made his exhibition boxing match debut on 14 May 2022. He fought a match against a YouTuber named iDubbbz and won. Later, Mike announced that he would donate his net earnings from the match to Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund – GlobalGiving.
  

  Mike Varshavski during the boxing match with iDubbbz

• Mike is passionate about basketball. In October 2022, he played basketball at the Brooklyn Nets-organised Annual Celebrity Games. Apart from playing basketball, Mike also plays lawn tennis.
  

  Dr Mike playing basketball at the Annual Celebrity Games

• On 29 October 2022, Mike fought his first professional boxing match against a retired UFC player named Chris Avila and lost by a unanimous decision by the judges. In an interview, Chris said,
  

  Props to Dr. Mike for taking the fight and no bad or whatever towards him. I am happy to get the win. I would have liked to get the finish but it was only a four-round fight.”

  

  Mike Varshavski after the match with Avila

• When Mike was in school, he earned the name Doctor Mike from his schoolmates as he used to bandage their wounds whenever they got injured.

• Mike has often appeared on talk shows organised by national news channels in the US like CNN, ABC, Fox News, etc. Mike has also been invited to several podcasts.
  

  Mike Varshavski on a talk show on CNN

• During an interview, Mike said that after his family moved to the US, his family underwent a severe financial crisis. He further said that money was not flowing in the household as his father was pursuing medical studies, and his mother had to take up a minimal-wage job. While talking about it, he said,
  

  I still remember, to this day, begging my parents for a quarter to buy a bag of chips. What I learned from all of this is having a lot of money does not change your happiness level once your basic needs are accounted for.”

• On 5 February 2024, Doctor Mike and David Rush set a record for The most alternate fist bumps (397) in 30 seconds (team of two), which The Guinness Book of Records registered.
  

  Doctor Mikes posing with his Guinness World Records certificate

• He also sells Doctor Mike merchandise on his eponymous website.

• He can speak Russian and English.

• He is afraid of Scorpions.

• He is sensitive to caffeine and doesn’t drink coffee much.

• Mike often posts pictures of himself with his pet dogs named Roxy, an Alaskan Husky, and Bear, a Newfoundland.
  

  A picture of Mike with his Husky and Newfoundland

• Mike has earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

• Mike consumes liquor occasionally.
  

  A photo of Mike with his father and sister at a party