COLLEEN ALLORTO
Dover
Summary
Accomplished and motivated pediatrician with experience excelling in patient care and preventive medicine. Proven ability to enhance community health through performance improvement initiatives and collaboration with team members, ensuring high-quality care for diverse populations. Skilled at communicating diagnoses and treatment plans with parents and guardians. Committed to fostering patient education and disease prevention strategies in a dynamic healthcare environment.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
General Pediatrician
Chickasaw Nation Medical Center
Tishomingo
2026.04 - 2026.05
- Provided pediatric care for patients from birth through adolescence.
- Diagnosed and treated a variety of childhood illnesses and injuries.
- Conducted comprehensive physical examinations for pediatric patients.
Physician
Bayhealth Pediatrics
Milford
2020.09 - 2025.12
- General pediatrics treating newborns through age 21, well, sick, and emergent patients, and inpatient newborn nursery care.
- Led communication efforts between physicians and administrative staff at Bayhealth Medical Group to enhance collaboration.
- Weekend Coverage of general pediatric inpatient and newborn nursery.
- Taught residents and students rotating in clinical pediatrics, fostering future pediatricians' development.
- Initiated Reach Out and Read program in clinic to promote literacy and early childhood development.
Physician
Adolescent Medicine, General Pediatrics
Dover
2011.09 - 2020.08
- Delivered comprehensive pediatric care for well, sick, and emergent patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Physician And Chief Medical Officer
Delmarva Rural Ministries-Kent Community Health Center
Dover
2008.10 - 2011.06
- Provided comprehensive pediatric care for well, sick, and emergent patients in outpatient settings.
- Managed medical operations and staff in pediatric practice, ensuring quality patient care and effective team collaboration.
Hospitalist (Temporary)
Beebe Physician Network
Lewes
2010.04 - 2010.08
- Cared for newborns in hospital following delivery.
Physician
Dr. Teresa Keller
Milford
2003.05 - 2009.04
- Practiced in general pediatrics, treating well, sick, and emergent patients across inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring comprehensive care.
Physician
Baybees Pediatrics
Lewes
2002.03 - 2004.11
- General pediatric practice treating well, sick, and emergent patients, in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Physician
Center for Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
Dover
1999.07 - 2001.12
- General pediatric practice treating well, sick, and emergent patients, in inpatient and outpatient settings.
House Officer
Elizabeth General Medical Center
1998.01 - 1999.01
House Officer
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
1998.01 - 1999.01
Education
Completed two-year pediatric residency -
Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Hospital
1999-06
Completed traditional one-year rotating internship - pediatric track
Newark Beth Israel Hospital
1997-06
Doctor of Osteopathy -
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
1996-06
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
Kean University
1992-06
Skills
- CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS
- ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
- PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
- DISEASE PREVENTION
- PATIENT MANAGEMENT
- PATIENT EDUCATION
- MEDICAL RECORD-KEEPING
- PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
- COMMUNITY HEALTH
- ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
- TEAMWORK
Professional Associations
- American Osteopathic Association, 1992-2009
- American Academy of Pediatrics, 1996-present
- New Jersey Osteopathic Association of Physicians and Surgeons
- Medical Society of New Jersey
- American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians, 1999-2009
- Medical Society of Delaware, 1999-2009
- Department of Pediatrics, Kent General Hospital, 1999-2009
- Department of Pediatrics, Beebe Medical Center, 2002-2004
- Department of Pediatrics, Milford Memorial Hospital, 2004-2005
- Department of Pediatrics, Beebe Medical Center, 2010-2011
- Department of Pediatrics, Kent General Hospital, Ambulatory, 2011-2020
- Department of Pediatrics, Bayhealth Medical Center, Sussex, 2020-present
Community Service And Volunteer Work
- Volunteer Medical Externship in Haiti, 08/01/93
- Pediatric Resident Organization Officer, 1997-1998
- General Medical Education Committee member, 1998
- Dover High School Wellness Center Advisory Committee, 1999-2000
- Instructor at Infant Care Classes at Kent General Hospital, 2001-2002, 2010-2011
- Consulting Physician - Indian River High School Wellness, 2002-2003
- Girl Scout of the USA, volunteer leader and Service Unit Team Member, 2006-present
- Delaware Early Literacy Committee, 2023- present
- Bayhealth Medical Staff Credo Award, 2023
- Medical Mission Trip to Peru, 09/01/25
- Medical Mission Trip to Guatemala, 5/2/2026
Licensure And Certification
- Delaware State Medical License, current
- Delaware State Controlled Substance License, current
- Federal DEA, current
- American Board of Pediatrics - Board Certified, 12/31/21
- American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics - Board Certified, 10/01/00
Timeline
General Pediatrician
Chickasaw Nation Medical Center
2026.04 - 2026.05
Physician
Bayhealth Pediatrics
2020.09 - 2025.12
Physician
Adolescent Medicine, General Pediatrics
2011.09 - 2020.08
Hospitalist (Temporary)
Beebe Physician Network
2010.04 - 2010.08
Physician And Chief Medical Officer
Delmarva Rural Ministries-Kent Community Health Center
2008.10 - 2011.06
Physician
Dr. Teresa Keller
2003.05 - 2009.04
Physician
Baybees Pediatrics
2002.03 - 2004.11
Physician
Center for Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
1999.07 - 2001.12
House Officer
Elizabeth General Medical Center
1998.01 - 1999.01
House Officer
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
1998.01 - 1999.01
Completed two-year pediatric residency -
Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Hospital
Completed traditional one-year rotating internship - pediatric track
Newark Beth Israel Hospital
Doctor of Osteopathy -
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
Kean University