Pediatrician Staff
Meet our team at Pediagroup Associates! Please take a few moments to learn about our skilled practitioners and our friendly, nurturing staff.
At Pediagroup Associates, we consider it both a great joy and responsibility to care for children. Most of us are parents ourselves, so we strive to be understanding and available to the families we are privileged to serve. We are honored that you have chosen us as your child's primary medical provider and are confident that you will be pleased with the quality of care and service that we can provide you and your family.
A vital part of our service to children begins with our outstanding staff who works hard to manage and maintain a professional, caring and supportive environment for our patients in a timely manner. Our doctors are lifelong learners. Not only have they received advanced medical training in pediatrics, they continually pursue ongoing education to stay abreast of the latest in child health care.
Your child's health is as important to us as it is to you. We look forward to providing you with excellent medical care your child deserves.
Cynthia Gould, M.D.
Dr. Cynthia Gould is a board certified pediatrician and has been practicing pediatrics since 1991. She is one of the founding members of Pediagroup Associates, S.C. She loves what she does, taking great pleasure in watching her patients grow up from newborns to young adults.
Dr. Gould received a BA with honors from the University of Chicago before attending medical school at Rush University in Chicago. She went to Columbus Children’s Hospital in Ohio for pediatric training, but returned to Rush as Chief Resident.
Although Dr. Gould enjoys many aspects of practicing pediatrics, she has had a special interest in international adoption medicine since adopting her first in 1994. She is also a long time member of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Section on Adoption Medicine.
Dr. Gould prides herself on her rapport with her patients and their families and has been the recent recipient of several patient awards, including the Patient’s Choice Award, the Compassionate Doctor Award, and a “Chicago Favorite Kids Doc” by Chicago Parent Magazine.
Dr. Gould is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, and the Chicago Medical Society. She is on staff at Children’s Memorial, West Suburban, and MacNeal Hospitals. In addition, she is on the teaching staff at both Loyola and Rush.
Dr. Gould has lived in Oak Park with her husband, 2 children, and their frisky dog. She enjoys traveling, camping, and spending time with family and friends.
Alka Srivastava, M.D.
Dr. Srivastava is one of the founding members of Pediagroup Associates, S.C. After graduating from Rajendra Medical College and Hospital, Ranchi, India, she completed her Residency in Pediatrics from University of Illinois in 1992, during which she was Chief Resident for a year. After Residency, she worked Pediatric Emergency Department, Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care for 2 years before setting up her pediatric practice in the Oak Park-Riverside-Berwyn area.
Dr. Srivastava has held many administrative and leadership positions and served on family advocacy groups throughout her career, most recent being Chair of Pediatric Department at MacNeal.
Dr. Srivastava is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association. She is on teaching staff for students and residents at Rush, Loyola and MacNeal hospitals.
She is the recipient of 2011 Parents’ Choice Award and The Compassionate Doctor Award
She enjoys basketball, swimming, biking and spending time with her family and her three children.
Karen M. Walker, M.D.
Dr. Karen Marie Walker is a founding partner of Pediagroup Associates, S.C. She has been in practice over 30 years. Dr. Walker did bother her medical school training and pediatric residency including one year as Chief Resident at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois.
Dr. Walker is board certified and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP) as a member-at-large. She was recently appointed to chair ICAAP’s statewide Committee on Obesity. Dr. Walker is also involved in community medicine and serves as Medical Director of the Children’s Clinic, a non-profit clinic run by the Illinois Welfare Society of Oak Park. For that service she received the Fitzsimmons Community Service Award in 2005 and 2009. Dr. Walker is a faculty member of the AAP’s initiative, Reaching our Goals: Office Based Immunization Education. She is also Chair of ICAAP's Committee on Obesity.
In March 2010 she was ICAAP Volunteer of the Month. She teaches medical student and residents from Rush, Loyola, and MacNeal and received the Silver Apple Teaching Award from MacNeal Hospital in 2000. In 2010 and 2011 she received the Patient’s Choice Award for her work at Pediagroup. Dr. Walker is particularly interested in parenting issues, breast feeding, obesity/nutrition, behavior/school issues and alternative medicine. In June 2008 she received a certification in Clinical Homeopathy from the Center for Education and Development of Homeopathy. Dr. Walker has been married almost 41 years and has 2 children and 3 grandchildren. Her non-medical interests include tennis, photography, bowling, golf, and scrapbooking.
At Pediagroup Associates, our dedicated team of friendly receptionist and compassionate medical assistans are here to assist you with all of your child's healthcare needs.