Our staff consists of a well-educated, fully-licensed, experienced team of medical professionals and support staff led by:
Lenora S. Williams, M.D.
Certified by American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fellow with American College of Obstetricians & Gnecologists
Dr. Williams first settled in Connecticut when she enrolled at Wesleyan University in Middletown where she earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees. After completing her medical education at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, she became a licensed M.D. with the State of Connecticut in 1989. Dr. Williams founded Ellington Ob/Gyn Associates in 1991.
Dr. Williams enjoys public speaking on health issues and singing at benefit vocal concerts and recitals. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) and is an active member of the Farmington Valley Chapter of LINKS, a national service organization of African-American women.
Dr. Lenora Williams
Diane Roberto-Nichols, A.P.R.N.
Diane M. Roberto-Nichols, APRN
Diane graduated from Kings County Hospital Center School of Nursing and began her nursing career at Syosset Hospital in Syosset, New York as a recovery room nurse. She then moved to Connecticut, where she worked as a general surgery nurse at Hartford Hospital. From there, she joined the staff of Rockville General Hospital as a nurse on the surgical floor. Diane then worked part-time as a gynecological nurse practitioner at Planned Parenthood in Willimantic, instructor at the UConn Health Center in Farmington, and as a gynecological nurse and coordinator of the Women's Clinic at UConn in Storrs.
As she pursued her career in healthcare, Diane enrolled in the UConn Health Center Gynecological Nurse Practitioner Program in Farmington, conducted post-graduate studies at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, earned a Bachelor's Degree at St. Joseph's College in North Windham, Maine, and participated in the Massachusetts General Hospital Adult Nurse Practitioner Program in Boston, Massachusetts. She is certified in adult medicine, obstetrics and gynecology.
Diane joined Ellington Ob/Gyn Associates in 1991, when the practice was barely one year old. In addition to providing routine patient care, she is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the medical office.
We're pleased to announce that Janet Fischer, A.P.R.N., recently joined the women's health caring team at Ellington OB/GYN Associates. Janet obtained her degree in nursing from the University of Rhode Island and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Connecticut. She has done in-patient nursing in obstetrics, gynecology and neonatal intensive care. Earlier in her career, she worked in the Maternity Care Center and Family Planning Clinic at Rockville General Hospital and the Assisted Reproductive Technology Center at the UConn Health Center in Farmington. For the past 15 years, she has worked in a private practice setting.
