Tracy Kuniega-Pietrzak, M.D.

Tracy Kuniega-Pietrzak, MD, is the Director of Eating Disorder Services at Rittenhouse Psychiatric Associates and a dual board-certified physician in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Adult Psychiatry. She has extensive experience treating eating disorders, mood disorders, anxiety, neurodivergent and other mental health conditions across all ages.

Specialties & Focus Areas

• Eating disorders (all types)
• Anxiety and OCD
• Depression and bipolar disorder
• PTSD
• Child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry

Who They Help

Dr. Kuniega-Pietrzak works with children, adolescents, and adults and has deep expertise in eating disorder treatment across all levels of care — from inpatient and partial hospitalization to outpatient settings.

Treatment Approach

Dr. Kuniega-Pietrzak offers psychiatric evaluations, consultations, and medication management with a focus on individualized, evidence-based care. She draws on years of experience across intensive and outpatient settings to help patients in all phases of their recovery.

Professional Background

Dr. Kuniega-Pietrzak earned her B.S. in Biology from the University of Scranton and her M.D. from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed her adult psychiatry residency and child and adolescent fellowship at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University where she served as Chief Resident and earned the Haffenreffer Fellow Award. She spent over ten years as an attending psychiatrist at the Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt and later served as Medical Director of Outpatient Clinics at Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood and Anxiety Center. Dr. Kuniega-Pietrzak also held a Clinical Assistant Professor appointment at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Certifications & Affiliations

• Dual Board-Certified: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Adult Psychiatry (2006–Present)
• Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
• Member, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Former Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• “Top Doc,” Baltimore Magazine: 2017, 2018, 2019

Locations & Availability

Dr. Tracy Kuniega-Pietrzak sees patients in-person in Baltimore, MD. She is also licensed to see patients via telehealth in California, Washington D.C., Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.