Josh Feder

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

It is not our abilities that show what we truly are, it is our choices. 

Hospital information

Academic appointment 

  • Assist Professor 

 

Clinical focus 

  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) 
  • Cardiac ICU and Mechanical Circulatory Support 
  • Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Physiology 

 

Other appointments 

  • Medical Director of Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS/ECMO) 
  • Cardiac Lead-Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 

Education

Medical School 

  • University of Ottawa (2014-2018) 

 

Residency 

  • Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) (2018-2021) 

 

Fellowship 

  • Pediatric Critical Card Medicine, Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University (2021-2023) 
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto (2023-2024) 
  • Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Univeristy (2024-2025) 

Fun fact about me

I have two puppies named Mowgli and Rosie. In my free time, I compete in triathlons and run marathons. 

Research

Research interests

  • Cardiopulmonary interactions in patients with single ventricle heart disease 
  • Anti-coagulation in ECMO 
  • Measures of inspiratory effort and drive in patients with single ventricle heart disease 
  • Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) 

Selected publications

  • Feder J, Floh A, Fu Y, Hovasapian S, Lipsitz S, Lyn R, Reise K, Guerineau LR, Salvin JW, Hames DL. Associations With Prolonged Post-Extubation Noninvasive Respiratory Support in Neonates Following the Norwood Procedure: A Two-Center Retrospective Cohort Study, 2019-2023. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 May 1;27(5):596-604. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003918. Epub 2026 Feb 18. PMID: 41705886. 
  • Feder J, Geisser DL, Rotman C, Lipsitz S, Ferguson LP, Hames D, Nishisaki A, Mills KI, Moynihan KM. Oral Versus Nasal Intubation in Infants and Young Children with Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Nov 13. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-04087-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41231243. 
  • Feder J, Ramsay C, Tsampalieros A, Barrowman N, Richardson K, Rizakos S, Sweet J, McNally JD, Lobos AT. Relationship between Time of Day of Medical Emergency Team Activations and Outcomes of Hospitalized Pediatric Patients. J Pediatr Intensive Care. 2022 Mar 8;13(4):379-388. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1744297. PMID: 39629343; PMCID: PMC11584264.