John Naumovski, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Academic Interests

Dr. Naumovski is a geriatrics doctor affiliated with UPMC Shadyside and has been in practice for more than 30 years. He specializes in Geriatric Care.
Dr. Naumovski developed a Geriatric/Post Acute and Long Term Care Rotation for the Family Medicine residents at Charles Morris Nursing and Rehabilitation. They learn how to manage these types of patients, to become members of the Interdisciplinary Team, and to communicate with each of the involved health care professionals (RN/PT/OT/ST/SW).

    Education & Training

  • MD, University St. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia
  • Residency, Family Medicine, UPMC St Margaret, 2007
  • Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, UPMC St Margaret, 2008
Recent Publications

Shope, C.J., Bruno, M., Ruby, C.M., Naumovski, J., Iasella, C.J., Aspinall, M. Evaluating the Effects of a Medication Adherence Packaging Program on Outcomes in Older People. The Senior Care Pharmacist. 2022; 37(2): 73-81.

Jung, C., Jongyotha, K., De, I., Brennan, M., Naumovski, J. Using Virtual Pet to Replace Pet Therapy Visits in Our Nursing Facility During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2021; 22(3)

Brennan, M., Naumovski, J. Should We Calculate CrCl in Advance for All Our Patients in Our Nursing Homes to Prepare for Flu Season?. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2021; 22(3): B16-B17.

Naumovski, J., Bozinovska, C., Kovkarova, E., Petkovska, L. Single-dose dexamemthasone-induced adrenocortical suppression in an intentional self-poisoning--case report. Journal of Toxicology. 2003; 41(6): 895.

Naumovski, J., O'Donnell, A., Pandit, P., Bucci, L. “Once Again: "Treat the Patient Not the Results"- A Case of Pseudohypoglycemia”. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2019

Pandit, P., Naumovski, J., O'Donnell, A. ”Daylight Saving Time and Nursing Home Falls”. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2019

Hwang, J., Kota, K., Naumovski, J. "Seeing is Believing: Learners’ Perceptions of Interdisciplinary Team Roles". Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2018

Hwang, J., Kota, K., Naumovski, J. "Skilled Nursing Facility Exposure Enhances Geriatric Medical Knowledge in Graduate Medical Education". Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2018

    Honors and Awards
  • Pittsburgh Magazine Best Doctor's 2018-2019, 2019
  • Pittsburgh Magazine Best Doctor's 2019-2020, 2020