Dr. Alka Julie Cherry

Chesapeake Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatrics

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Residency: Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Dr. Cherry was born in the nation's capital and has lived in Virginia for most of her life. She graduated from George Mason University with a degree in medical technology and worked for a year at George Washington University Medical Center doing research and performing receptor and growth factor assays on breast tumors and other gynecological tumors before going to medical school at EVMS. After completing her internship year at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Dr. Cherry served as a General Medical Officer at the Naval Medical Clinic in Annapolis, MD, for three years, providing care to the brigade of midshipmen and active duty personnel at the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Naval Station. Ninety percent of the patients were between 17 and 24 years of age. 

Dr. Cherry is a mother of two. One of her sons was born prematurely and spent the first six weeks of his life in CHKD's neonatal intensive care unit.

• Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship

• Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal

"I am proud to call Hampton Roads my home. I love that I can use the excellent training, unique opportunities and experiences the Navy offered me, as well as my training at CHKD, to help care for families and children in the Hampton Roads area."