Doctor Mike
Soviet-born American celebrity doctor
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| 2024 | Bought a Newfoundland dog named Rib. |
| 2022 | Won Webby Awards for Best Influencer (People's Choice) |
| October 29 2022 | Doctor Mike competed in his first boxing match against Chris Avila at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, resulting in a unanimous decision loss (0-1 record) |
| September 2022 | Launched 'The Checkup Podcast with Doctor Mike' (later renamed 'The Checkup with Doctor Mike') on his YouTube channel. |
| June 2022 | Donated $100,111 to Feeding America through a fundraiser organized by YouTuber Ryan Trahan. |
| May 14 2022 | Doctor Mike wins his first boxing match against iDubbbz by unanimous decision (UD) in the 5th round at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida |
| March 2022 | Set up a donation to GlobalGiving for Ukrainian people during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2021 | Won Streamy Awards in the Health and Wellness category |
| 2020 | Doctor Mike (Mikhail Varshavski) won two Webby Awards - one in the Education & Discovery category and another in the Health & Fitness category for Social media. |
| 2020 | Doctor Mike appeared on Access Hollywood and The Talk television shows |
| November 27 2020 | Addressed controversy about partying maskless during the COVID-19 pandemic in a response video. |
| March 2020 | Interviewed Anthony Fauci about the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 2020 | Donated $50,000 worth of N95 masks during COVID-19 medical personnel shortages. |
| 2019 | Nominated for Shorty Awards in the Breakout YouTuber of the Year category |
| July 2019 | Spread awareness for Save a Child's Heart by posting a photo with the organization's 5,000th patient during a trip to Israel. |
| March 25 2019 | Doctor Mike was a guest on the Peston show |
| March 5 2019 | Doctor Mike appeared on Cavuto: Coast to Coast |
| 2018 | Nominated for Shorty Awards in the Health and Wellness category |
| 2018 | Joined Chatham Family Medicine, a family practice with Atlantic Health System, in Chatham, New Jersey, after completing his residency. |
| January 17 2018 | Doctor Mike was a guest co-host on The Doctors television show |
| 2017 | Delivered a TEDx Talk on 'The epidemic of the 'I Know It All' expert' at TEDxMonteCarlo, which has been viewed over 3 million times. |
| 2017 | Completed his Family Medicine residency at Overlook Medical Center. |
| October 5 2017 | Doctor Mike guest appeared on the Rachael Ray show |
| 2016 | Doctor Mike met Filipino actress and 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach at a charity event in New York and began dating. |
| 2016 | Doctor Mike appeared as a contestant on 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' during 'Hometown Heroes Week 5' |
| January 2016 | Collaborated with Coffee Meets Bagel in a $10 raffle that raised $91,000 for his Limitless Tomorrow foundation. |
| November 2015 | Established the Limitless Tomorrow foundation to provide scholarships to students. |
| November 2015 | Named 'the Sexiest Doctor Alive' by People magazine in its Sexiest Man Alive issue. |
| August 2015 | Gained media attention when BuzzFeed published an article highlighting his looks and relationship with his dog Roxy. |
| 2014 | Started his residency in Family Medicine at Atlantic Health System's Overlook Medical Center. |
| 2012 | Joined Instagram to document his life as a medical student and provide health information to millennials. |
| 2012 | During his first year in the medical program, his mother passed away from leukemia, prompting him to move back in with his father. |
| 2010 | Enrolled in the New York Institute of Technology's accelerated seven-year combined track for bachelor's degree and medical degree. |
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