Post Author: Zoran Naumovski, MD

Zoran Naumovski is a hospitalist.

Zoran Naumovski is a hospitalist.

Heartbreaking stories of famous lives lost to suicide and a community’s fight for awareness

Physician
December 2, 2024

Famous artists and athletes who succumbed to suicide:

Robin Williams (American actor and comedian) – August 11, 2014; 63 years old.

Anthony Bourdain (American celebrity chef, author, travel documentarian) – June 8, 2018; 61 years old.

Robert Enke (German goalkeeper, part of German national soccer team) – November 10, 2009; 32 years old.

Goo Hara (South Korean singer and actor) – November 24, 2019; 28 years old.

Ruslana Korshunova (Kazakhstani model) – June 28, 2008; …

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Not all healers wear scrubs or lab coats: Paying homage to our modern-day Santa Claus

Physician
July 24, 2024

Terminology has changed over the years.

When I was in training (1996-2000), we were called physicians. Nurses were called nurses. Nurse practitioners (NPs) were called nurse practitioners. Physician assistants (PAs) were called physician assistants. Patient care assistants (PCAs) were called patient care assistants. And the suits were just that … the suits. They kept the lights on and the doors open. They didn’t provide any direct …

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The voice that saved lives: a doctor’s pandemic hero

Physician
May 19, 2024

I would not recognize her if she crossed before me on the street. I could not pick her out in a staff photo of her and her colleagues. I do not know the color of her hair or skin; I could not even guess if she is short or tall. But her voice—I know her voice. I could recognize that voice anywhere.

I first met Julie sometime before the COVID pandemic, …

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Discover the physician who made a village his family

Physician
February 28, 2024

I finished my residency training on June 30th, 2000, in a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency program at Ohio State University and Columbus Children’s Hospital (before it was renamed Nationwide Children’s Hospital). One month later, I was slated to begin my first “adult” job as I joined a private family medicine practice in Southern Ohio – practicing traditional medicine (outpatient and inpatient care). There were no hospitalists back then …

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