{"id":23060,"date":"2021-04-26T14:15:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T18:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=23060"},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:58:08","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/pediatric-pulmonology-fellowship\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-23060\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-23060-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23060-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23060-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Melanie Sue Collins, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/Collins_Mary_Sue_160_208.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/Collins_Mary_Sue_160_208-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/Collins_Mary_Sue_160_208.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23060-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23060-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Melanie Sue Collins, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\nProgram Director, Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship at Connecticut Children's<\/p>\n<p>Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship<br \/>\nDirector, Cardiopulmonary Lab<br \/>\nMedical Director, Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine<br \/>\nCo-Director, The Asthma Center at Connecticut Children\u2019s<br \/>\nAssociate Director, Central Connecticut Cystic Fibrosis Center<br \/>\n<strong>Undergraduate:<\/strong> BS\/BA, University of Connecticut, 1997<br \/>\n<strong>Medical School:<\/strong> MD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 2002<br \/>\n<strong>Residency:<\/strong> Pediatrics, University of Connecticut, 2002-2005<br \/>\n<strong>Fellowship:<\/strong> Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Connecticut, 2005-2008<br \/>\n<strong>Fun Facts:<\/strong> Dr. Collins is an avid piano player<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23060-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23060-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23060-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Allison Williams, B.A.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/Allison-Williams-2026.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/Allison-Williams-2026-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/Allison-Williams-2026.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23060-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23060-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Allison Williams, B.A., C-TAGME<br \/>\n<\/strong>Fellowship Program Coordinator II<\/p>\n<p>Phone: 860-837-6262<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:awilliams05@connecticutchildrens.org\" rel=\"\">awilliams05@connecticutchildrens.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23060-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23060-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23060-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Andrea Orsey, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/07\/OrseyA-6452final.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/07\/OrseyA-6452final-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/07\/OrseyA-6452final.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23060-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23060-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Andrea Orsey, M.D., MSCE<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Chair of Education<br \/>\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23060-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23060-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23060-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Marianne Custer, B.S., C-TAGME\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/07\/Custer_Marianne.jpg 160w, 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Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Director, Cardiopulmonary Lab Medical Director, Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Co-Director, The Asthma Center at Connecticut Children\u2019s Associate Director, Central Connecticut Cystic Fibrosis Center Undergraduate: BS\/BA, University of Connecticut, 1997 Medical School: MD, University of Connecticut School [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":23056,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-01 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