--- title: 'Sexiest Doctor Alive' Raffles Off Date for Charity description: The man who has been dubbed the “Sexiest Doctor Alive” is raffling off a date for charity. canonical: https://time.com/4186172/sexiest-doctor-alive-date/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-20T01:08:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:28:57.133Z og:title: 'Sexiest Doctor Alive' Raffles Off Date for Charity og:description: He's been called “the real life McDreamy" og:url: https://time.com/4186172/sexiest-doctor-alive-date/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt361afc0631ad19d0/698879b2f887dc092fe94345/sexiest-doctor-alive.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Dr. Mikhail Varshavski AKA Doctor.Mike Photo Session og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Sexiest Doctor Alive' Raffles Off Date for Charity twitter:description: He's been called “the real life McDreamy" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt361afc0631ad19d0/698879b2f887dc092fe94345/sexiest-doctor-alive.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Sexiest Doctor Alive' Raffles Off Date for Charity > Sponsored content. 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Dr. Mikhail Varshavski poses during a portrait session on Jan. 5, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jan 20, 2016 1:08 AM UTC The man who has been [dubbed the “Sexiest Doctor Alive”](http://coffeembagel.wix.com/cmbcharity-drmike) is raffling off a date for charity. Mikhail Varshavski, 26, who was featured in [_People_ magazine’s 2015 “Sexiest Man Alive” issue](https://www.instagram.com/p/-PM%5Fa8QJZn/), is offering one lucky woman a romantic night out in New York City. But prospective dates first have to donate to a nonprofit he started, [the Limitless Tomorrow Foundation](http://www.limitlesstomorrow.org/), which offers financial assistance to students. They also have to beat out a pool of other donors. “You’ll fly to New York City and stay at a 4-star hotel,” reads the proposal, which was posted on the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel. “You and Mike will dine at a Michelin Star restaurant.” Varshavski, who is described on the website as “the real life McDreamy,” is also on the hunt for a lifelong partner. “I’m actively looking for a serious relationship and surprisingly this fame has not made it simpler to find a compatible partner,” [he told _The Huffington Post_ on Tuesday](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sexiest-doctor-alive-raffles-date%5Fus%5F569e7098e4b00f3e9862f7a4?qbk2o6r=). The Russian-born man works at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., where he has been a medical resident for two years. 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