Profiles From Surfside: Dr. Ruslan and Nicole Doran Manashirov

by Mordechai Lightstone – chabad.org

Three months ago, friends gathered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to celebrate the wedding of Dr. Ruslan Manashirov and his wife, Nicole Doran-Manashirov. The event had been postponed multiple times previously due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Now, after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers, friends have shared photos of the jubilant couple on social media as the Manashirovs remain missing, along with some 150 other residents.

Ruslan grew up in Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, to an Azerbaijani-Jewish family originally from Baku. He is a neurologist and a family practice doctor.

Nicole is a Pittsburgh native and a physician assistant in the emergency department at the Aventura Hospital, who dedicated herself to saving lives during the dark days of the pandemic.

A patient of Dr. Manashirov’s, Jose Miqueli, posted on Twitter

“This has been very hard to deal with. Ruslan was my doctor, and we had so many conversations. Last one was about his dad. Wonderful man, doctor and son. May our Lord help our families deal through this. Blessings.”

This article has been reprinted with permission from chabad.org