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Nancy Kuntz

Neurology

Nancy Kuntz, M.D.

Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, IL

Nancy L. Kuntz, M.D., is an attending physician in the Division of Neurology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, serving as Medical Director of the Mazza Foundation Neuromuscular Program and Director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Care Center. She specializes in pediatric neurology, with a focus on neuromuscular disorders in children, particularly neuroimmunology and autonomic disorders. Dr. Kuntz treats conditions such as muscular dystrophy, autonomic dysfunction, an

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50+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics (American Board of Pediatrics)
  • Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
  • Autonomic Disorders (United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties)
  • Electrodiagnostic Medicine (American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine)

Education & Training

  • Boston University School of Medicine — M.D., 1975
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital — Residency, Pediatrics, 1975-1977
  • Mayo Graduate School of Medicine — Fellowship, Child Neurology, 1977-1980
  • Mayo Medical School — Fellowship, Clinical Electromyography, 1982

Peer Recognition

  • Castle ConnollyExceptional Women In Medicine

    2019-2025 (7 years)

  • Chicago MagazineTop Doctor

    2021-2022, 2024-2025 (4 years)

  • Chicago MagazineTop Doctors

    2021-2022, 2024-2025 (4 years)

  • Children's HealthTop Doctor

    2025

  • Exceptional Women In MedicineTop Doctor

    2019-2025 (7 years)

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Child NeurologyClinical Neurophysiology

Conditions & Treatments

Neuromuscular DiseasePediatric SpecialtyEpilepsy & Seizure Disorders

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Northwestern Medicine Nephrology and Hypertension Program

Languages

English

Experience

50+ years in practice