Tracy Kuniega-Pietrzak, MD

Dr. Tracy Kuniega-Pietrzak is the Associate Medical Director at ERC Pathlight in Maryland, specializing in both Adult and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. With extensive experience treating individuals with eating disorders across various levels of care, she is dedicated to supporting children, adolescents, and adults on their paths to recovery.

Dr. Kuniega earned her B.S. in Biology from the University of Scranton and received her Medical Degree from the University of Maryland. She completed her adult psychiatry residency and child and adolescent fellowship at Brown Medical School, where she served as Chief Resident and was honored as a Haffenreffer Fellow in Medical Sciences within the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program. Her training sparked a deep interest in Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, leading her to publish research on body image in patients with BDD and participate in the POTS II Research Study.

Since joining the Center for Eating Disorders in 2006, Dr. Kuniega has served as an attending psychiatrist in both inpatient and partial hospitalization programs, where she also supervised medical students and residents. She later transitioned to outpatient services and became part of Eating Recovery Centers in 2020.

A fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Dr. Kuniega has been recognized as one of the Top Doctors for eating disorders by Baltimore Magazine.