Dr. Serota is a graduate of the Temple University School of Medicine, competed his residency in Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and is Board Certified in Pediatrics. He is a voluntary participant in the American Board of Pediatrics' Maintenance of Certification Program. He also received subspecialty certification in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (disorders of the blood and malignant diseases of children). Certification required three years of specialty training in Pediatrics after obtaining the MD degree, followed by passage of a two-stage examination conducted by the American Board of Pediatrics.