Jose Aldana-Aguirre

Staff Physician, Division of Neonatology

(cross appointment with Paediatric Cardiology)

Dr. Jose Aldana joined The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) as a Staff Neonatologist with a cross-appointment in Paediatric Cardiology in 2024.

Dr. Aldana completed his medical degree at the University of Guanajuato, followed by a paediatric residency at the Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Federico Gomez, Mexico City. He subsequently pursued fellowship training in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of Alberta as well as Transport Medicine and Paediatric Cardiology at SickKids. He is currently completing a MSc in Physiology at the University of Toronto. His clinical and research focus is on cardiac hemodynamics and pulmonary hypertension in infants.

Education and experience

• 2021-2024: Paediatric Cardiology Fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
• 2018-2021: Transport and NICU Fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
• 2013-2017: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
• 2010-2013: Pediatric Residency, Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Federico Gomez, Mexico City, Mexico
• 2003-2010: Medical School, University of Guanajuato, Mexico

Research

Dr. Aldana's research interests include applying novel ultrasound techniques to understand the link between cardiovascular alterations and its impact in other systems.

1. Aldana-Aguirre JC, Deshpande P, Jain A, Weisz DE. Physiology of Low Blood Pressure During the First Day After Birth Among Extremely Preterm Neonates. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep;236:40-46.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.05.026.
2. Aldana-Aguirre JC, Eckersley L, Hyderi A, Hirose A, Boom JVD, Kumaran K, Hornberger LK. Influence of extreme prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia on cardiac function. Echocardiography. 2021 Sep;38(9):1596-1603. doi: 10.1111/echo.15178.
3. Goswami I, Chansarn P, Aldana Aguirre J, Taher F, Wilson D, Hahn C, ElShahed A, Lee KS. Improving Compliance and Quality of Documentation of Cerebral Function Monitoring in a Neonatal Neurocritical Care Unit. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2021 Aug 26;6(5):e461. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000461.
4. Aldana-Aguirre JC, Toye J, Shah PS, Yoon EW, Kumaran K; Canadian Neonatal Network Investigators. Patent ductus arteriosus and small for gestational age infants: Treatment approaches and outcomes. Early Hum Dev. 2019 Apr;131:10-14. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2019.02.002.
5. Aldana-Aguirre JC, Pinto M, Featherstone RM, Kumar M. Less invasive surfactant administration versus intubation for surfactant delivery in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2017 Jan;102(1):F17-F23. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-310299.