Our founder, Dr. Keith Collins, grew up in Jefferson Parish, attended De La Salle High School and graduated as valedictorian in 1987.  He graduated from Boston University in biomedical engineering in 1991.  After working as a computer programmer for 5 years he returned to school and received his medical degree from LSU- New Orleans in 2000.  Dr. Collins finished his Pediatric Residency at LSU-New Orleans in 2003 and joined a group practice in Metairie.  In April 2005, he started Collins Pediatrics.  Dr. Collins passed away in his home, surrounded by his family, after a short battle with Cholangiocarcinoma at the young age of 45 on August 29, 2015. He was married to Jennifer and had six children: Caroline, Andrew, Julianne, Analiese, Christian and Kyle.