Steven Serlin, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist. He developed the pain management program at Phoenix Children's, which treats pain related to various conditions. Dr. Serlin also served as a clinical professor of anesthesiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and an adjunct assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. The quality specialty care available for children drew Dr. Serlin to Phoenix Children's.

A desire to live a meaningful life led Dr. Serlin to choose medicine and caring for children as his career. He earned his medical degree at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He completed a pediatric residency with the Phoenix Affiliated Pediatric Program and an anesthesiology residency at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Dr. Serlin is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. In addition, he's a member of the American Society of Anesthesiology, Pediatric Society of Anesthesiology, and the American Board of Pediatrics, as well as a former member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists.

Understanding the relevance of research in his field, Dr. Serlin has been published in numerous professional publications, including his role as the first physician to use the sedative dexmedetomidine on children in Arizona and among the very first to use it in the USA.

Dr. Serlin is devoted to providing comfort, support and understanding to his patients and their families.

When he's not working, Dr. Serlin enjoys spending time with his family, playing ice hockey and studying American history.