Mikhail Varshavski, aka Doctor Mike, is everywhere.
However, even with his multiple television appearances, Doctor Mike isn’t out to become a celebrity.
“My goal isn’t necessarily to make it big on TV,” headmittedon his YouTube channel.
“My goal is to reach the most amount of people possible with my medical advice.”
Although he’s an expertYouTuber, it seems the handsome medical professional was meant to be a physician.
This is the untold truth of Doctor Mike.
“I was like, ‘wow that’s an amazing job.'”
This popular practitioner decided to follow a similar yet faster path.
He completed an accelerated medical program at the New York Institute of Technology.
College isn’t easy and his dad attended in a country foreign to him.
Whenever Doctor Mike complains, his dad repeatedly tells him this story of his hardship.
“With that, I will not argue,” Doctor Mikesaid.
In other words, you have absolutelyzerofree time.
Doctor Mike was out to prove that’s not the case with hisInstagram postswhile he was in school.
“I would show myself in the operating room, and out at an event later that day.
During three years at the New York Institute of Technology, he slowly gained around 100,000 Instagram followers.
With his increased following also came a love for something more than medicine.
For him, the attention wasn’t exactly what he had hoped for.
People magazinewent on to name him “Sexiest Doctor Alive” that year, and hisInstagramfollowingquickly jumped to 700,000.
Doctor Mike decided to make the most of his newfound fame.
“But for this, it actually was a good thing.”
In fact, he said he was quite shy.
“And I wasn’t popular with girls.”
“I thought it was a joke,” he revealed toFox 10 Phoenix.
“We’re humans.
Everyone makes mistakes.”
He debuted a blue suit as a part of the Blue Jacket Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week.
After all, for someone who was named the “Sexiest Doctor Alive,” it only makes sense.
However, it wasn’t his plan to jointhe modeling world; he joined it for a great cause.
Each year, the foundation invites celebrities to strut their stuff to bring awareness to prostate cancer.
His dog, Roxy Varshavski, has nearly 70,000 followers of her own.
Doctor Mike, however, seems to deny that her popularity is because of his Internet fame.
“Roxy’s a star on her own,” he toldABC News.
He believes, instead, thatshe’swhat made his claim to famepawssible.
Posting several selfies with Roxy online was what caused BuzzFeed to find them.
Along withcats, the internetdefinitelyseems to love a doctor and his dog.
“She gives a fist bump.
And, of course, Bear has his ownInstagramtoo with over 165,000 followers.
And the busy social media star wouldn’t have it any other way.
“I love my patients.
I love what I do,” he told Australia’s “The Morning Show.
“The thing that is the most ironic about it is, I focus on preventative care.
“People don’t have to get sick or hurt themselves to come see me.”
However, heights sure do scare him.
“Do not be afraid to say, ‘I don’t know,'” was his resoundingmessage.
But because of his medical profession, fans can depend on Doctor Mikeonlyrecommending products he knows will work.
However, he woke up early in the trip to a very different plan.
Normally, people with allergies carry an EpiPen.
However, the man wasn’t aware of hisallergy, so he had no medication.
Doctor Mike dug through the airline’s onboard emergency kit and found avial of epinephrine.
Luckily, he was able to save the man’s life by adjusting the dosage prior to administering it.
That’s the doctor’s orders!
However, he’s diagnosed one problem with meeting fans.
“As soon as they get the selfie, they run away,” he toldTech Insider.
In fact, he once had a fan ask for one while he was still on the job.
“That means that someone’s heart has stopped, and I’m trying to actively revive them.”
Maybe they’re just in shock after meeting the internet celebrity.
In which case, it sounds like they need a doctor.
“White House, I’m looking at you.”
Doctors should be giving answers,” and that’s exactly what he did.
Doctor Mike began using his social media platform to clear up the confusion that fans had about the pandemic.
Everything from discussing howsafe the vaccinesare todebunking conspiracy theoriesmade it onto his YouTube channel.
Doctor Mike was determined to help everyone at home stay safe and informed during this confusing time.
“This isn’t a panic-demic.
This is a pandemic,” he said in one of hisYouTube videos.
“What we should be doing is staying alert, not anxious.”
In November 2020, photos on Instagram emerged showing him at a party in Miami without a mask.
After assessing the situation and considering the risks, he decided to along with it.
“I messed up.
I really did, and I need to do better.”
“I take it very, very seriously,” hesaid.
