I strive to provide comfort, compassion and evidence-based medical care to all my patients. I believe communication is key to ensure that care is effective and in alignment with the values of each child and their family.
About Benjamin M. Masserano, MD
Benjamin Masserano, MD, is a pediatric hospitalist at Phoenix Children's. Dr. Masserano is skilled in hospital medicine and treats a wide range of conditions that affect children who require hospitalization.
After earning his undergraduate degree in biology from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, Dr. Masserano graduated with his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed his residency training in pediatrics at Children's Medical Center Dallas of the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, where he was also chief resident and trained as a fellow in pediatric hospital medicine. In addition to his medical degree, Dr. Masserano earned his master's degree in health science education from the University of Houston in Texas.
Dr. Masserano is board certified in general pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. He has written chapters for a medical textbook, presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies conference and published research in the peer-reviewed publications Pediatrics, The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal and Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Dr. Masserano also participated in an episode of the podcast "Pediatrics On Call".
In his free time, Dr. Masserano enjoys relaxing at home with his family as well as hiking, audiobooks, pickleball and movies.
Medical School / Education
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Residency
(Pediatrics) University of Texas Southwestern / Children's Medical Center Dallas, TX
Fellowship
(Pediatric Hospital Medicine) University of Texas Southwestern / Children's Medical Center Dallas, TX
Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics
Masserano B, Hall M, Wolf R, Diederich A, Gupta A, Yu AG, Johnson K, Mittal M. Pharmacologic Restraint Use During Mental Health Admissions to Children's Hospitals. Pediatrics. 2024; 153 (1): e2023062784. 10.1542/peds.2023-062784.
Masserano B, Woo AS, Skolnick GB, Naidoo SD, Proctor MR, Smyth MD, Patel KB. The Temporal Region in Unilateral Coronal Craniosynostosis: Fronto-orbital Advancement Versus Endoscopy-Assisted Strip Craniectomy. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2018;55(3):423-429. doi:10.1177/1055665617739000.
Faust JJ, Masserano BM, Mielke AH, Abraham A, Capco DG. Engineered nanoparticles induced brush border disruption in a human model of the intestinal epithelium. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2014;811:55-72. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-8739-0_4.