Dr. Nancy Sturtz, MD, MBA, CFMP
Functional Medicine Consultant
Dr. Nancy Sturtz, MD, MBA, CFMP Board-Certified Internal Medicine & Pediatrics | Functional Medicine
Some patients arrive having been told their labs are "normal" — yet they feel anything but. Others have spent years collecting diagnoses without ever receiving answers. Dr. Nancy Sturtz built her practice for exactly these people.
A board-certified physician in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics with advanced certification in Functional Medicine, Dr. Sturtz brings more than three decades of clinical experience to one of medicine's most important — and most neglected — questions: Why is this person sick, and what will actually help them heal?
Her path to Functional Medicine is not just professional. It's personal. When her own autoimmune condition went unresolved by conventional care, Dr. Sturtz refused to accept symptom management as a ceiling. She pursued a deeper understanding of health — one grounded in biochemistry, systems thinking, and root-cause resolution. What she discovered didn't just change her health. It permanently transformed the way she practices medicine and the possibilities she holds open for every patient who walks through her door.
Dr. Sturtz earned her medical degree from The University of Toledo and later pursued advanced Functional Medicine training and certification — equipping her to identify patterns that conventional care routinely misses. Her work spans some of the most complex and underserved health concerns in modern medicine, including:
- Autoimmune conditions and "medical mysteries"
- Chronic fatigue and immune dysregulation
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Mold toxicity
- Cardiovascular risk, stroke prevention, and vascular aging
- Post-COVID and chronic inflammatory conditions
- Mood, cognitive health, and dementia risk reduction
Her professional experience reaches across private practice and government healthcare systems — giving her rare insight into both the strengths and the structural failures of traditional medicine. She has also shaped the next generation of clinicians as an educator for medical students, residents, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, where she consistently championed lifestyle medicine, whole-person care, and the primacy of root-cause thinking.
Dr. Sturtz practices in a consultative, coaching-based model — offering not just clinical expertise, but clear strategy, targeted recommendations, and the kind of education that builds long-term independence. Her goal is never dependency. It is transformation.
For those who are tired of being managed and ready to be understood — Dr. Sturtz offers something rare: a physician who has lived the journey, mastered the science, and is wholly committed to guiding others toward lasting health.