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    Elena Aragona, MD, MS

    Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital Medicine)
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    Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital Medicine)

    Biography

    Elena Aragona is a Pediatric Hospitalist and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. She is also the Medical Director for the Well Newborn Unit at the Yale New Haven Hospital, York Street campus. Her current research relates to COVID-19 and its impact on newborns. Outside of the hospital, Dr. Aragona enjoys cooking, traveling, and hiking with her husband and two small children.

    Last Updated on May 19, 2025.

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    Education & Training

    MSHS
    George Washington University, Health Care Quality (2015)
    Hospital Medicine Fellowship
    Children's National Medical Center (2015)
    Resident
    Tufts Floating Hospital for Children (2012)
    MD
    Albany Medical College (2009)
    MS
    Union Graduate College, Health Systems Administration (2005)

    Research

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    Medical Research Interests

    Pediatrics

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    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Elena Aragona's published research.

    Publications

    2025

    2024

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    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Elena Aragona, MD, is a pediatric hospitalist who specializes in the care of hospitalized children, with a focus on newborns. She provides evaluations and treatments for a range of health concerns, using approaches that help guide families through their children’s hospital stay.

    As an assistant professor of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Aragona conducts research on COVID-19 and its effects on newborn health, working to advance care practices that support infants during the earliest stages of life.

    Dr. Aragona completed her medical training at Albany Medical College and pursued residency at Tufts Floating Hospital for Children, followed by a hospital medicine fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center.

    Clinical Specialties

    Pediatrics

    Board Certifications

    • Pediatric Hospital Medicine

      Certification Organization
      AB of Pediatrics
      Original Certification Date
      2024
    • Pediatrics

      Certification Organization
      AB of Pediatrics
      Original Certification Date
      2012

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