Social media sensation Doctor Mike will speak at a Headliners Dinner May 30

Social media sensation Doctor Mike, Mikhail "Mike" Varshavski, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Dinner on Friday, May 30th. Varshavskiis is a board-certified family medicine physician, media personality, educator, writer, and philanthropist with 25,000,000+ followers.

Ticket sales are open exclusively to National Press Club members & their guests until Monday, April 21. Purchase your ticket here.

During his residency, Doctor Mike decided to document his journey and share his medical learnings with the internet. Over the next few years, he garnered over 651 million views, making his platform one of the largest in health education. Leveraging his media presence and impact in the medical community, he covers the importance of health literacy while simultaneously battling misinformation in a practical, yet entertaining approach. As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, Doctor Mike made it his mission for his platform to be a source of the most reliable and up-to-date information as it was reported.

According to an NCHS Data Brief, 58.5 percent of adults have used the internet to look for health or medical information. At the Headliners Dinner, Doctor Mike will talk about his ongoing work to combat medical misinformation online and change the way we talk about health.

The event begins with dinner in the Ballroom at 8:00 p.m., followed by Q&A with National Press Club President Mike Balsamo beginning at 8:30 p.m. National Press Club members may purchase up to two tickets for the discounted $25 member rate. Non-member tickets cost $45.

To reserve a table of 8 and for all ticketing-related questions, please email [email protected]. All guest information must be confirmed 72 hours before the start of the event. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase.