Susan J. Dunning, DO | Northwestern Medicine

Practice Focus Areas

This medical professional has a particular interest or expertise in:

Adult Medicine
Chronic Disease Management
Comprehensive Primary Care
Healthy Aging
Immunizations
Pre-Operative Evaluation
Preventive Medicine

Education

Medical Education:: DO, Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine - 2014
Residency:: Advocate Health Care (Advocate Lutheran General Hospital) - 2019

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified)

Faculty Profile

Clinical Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine

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Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:: Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:: Northwestern Medicine Physician Network
On Medical Staff At:: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Ratings and Reviews

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596 Ratings

Reviews from Patients

66 Reviews

Reviews from Patients

66 Reviews

February 25, 2026

5.0

She is a good listener and very knowledgeable.

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February 23, 2026

5.0

Pleasant, listens, thorough

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February 10, 2026

5.0

Prepared, thorough, offers helpful info referrals to ensure best health care.

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February 03, 2026

5.0

Loved the doctor she addressed all my concerns

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January 26, 2026

5.0

She seems kind, understanding and proactive.

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January 26, 2026

5.0

Have had a number of appointments and interactions with Dr Dunning. She is caring thorough and capable.

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January 17, 2026

5.0

Always pleasant , knowledgeable and helpful.

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January 13, 2026

5.0

Dr Dunning and her staff are very kind and she is a good listener. She and her staff communicate medical information in a clear and caring manner.

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January 12, 2026

5.0

She seems to be a very caring doctor and has knowledge on what is important for seniors like myself.

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January 05, 2026

5.0

very competent and professional. takes time wonderful Dr

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December 18, 2025

4.0

I only see her 1x/yr and have seen 2-3 times. She is approachable and responsive to my concerns.

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December 02, 2025

5.0

She really dug deep into all my health issues.

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November 30, 2025

5.0

She is a great doctor who listens

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November 24, 2025

5.0

Professional, thorough, helpful and caring. Dr. Dunning had reviewed my previous records, answered questions and provided needed referrals.

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November 21, 2025

5.0

She is caring, professional ,and efficient.

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October 29, 2025

5.0

I have learned to really like my doctor over the years and appreciate her feedback. I feel more comfortable in sharing my true feelings with her now. I think she's very cool!

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October 20, 2025

5.0

Thoughtful, shows she cares.

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October 19, 2025

5.0

Excellent skills, personable doctor

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October 15, 2025

5.0

Great rapport and provided good information

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October 13, 2025

5.0

Attentive, thorough exam, prompt responses to my e-mails

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October 09, 2025

5.0

Everyone was super welcoming, kind, and comforting when I came into the office for the first time to establish my new primary care.

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October 07, 2025

5.0

She was warm, welcoming and understanding

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October 06, 2025

5.0

Went out of her way to be reassuring.

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October 05, 2025

5.0

She was very proactive about my health and made me start to work on things that were slacking from other doctors

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October 02, 2025

5.0

Dr. Dunning is very knowledgeable and thorough. I felt incredibly cared for by her and her team. Again, I commend Yepheh too for giving me such comprehensive information, for Peter for making sure I was all set before and after my appointment. And for Dr. Dunning for taking care of all of my issues and putting me in a great place to be in optimal health and have all the information I needed.

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October 02, 2025

5.0

Dr dunning is great also like her nurse

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October 02, 2025

4.0

She's attentive, thourough and seemed very concerned with any questions I had.

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September 29, 2025

5.0

knowledgeable pleasant addresses on my needs and answers on my questions and makes appropriate referrals

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September 29, 2025

5.0

Dr dunning asks the right questions, allows for adequate time and space to express my concerns.

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September 20, 2025

5.0

Dr Dunning is familiar with my health issues and listened to my concerns without rushing. Dr Dunning followed up with a good plan of care.

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September 17, 2025

5.0

She was fine. Knowledgable.

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September 16, 2025

5.0

Very kind and helpful! Never behaves accusatory but rather understanding and helpful.

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September 08, 2025

5.0

Received excellent service.

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September 01, 2025

5.0

No waiting time, efficient, thorough, and kind

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August 23, 2025

5.0

I was brutally honest & she was frank but not judgemental

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August 22, 2025

5.0

Attentive to patient, thorough, caring.

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August 21, 2025

4.0

Physician appears to be thorough, warm and on time.

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August 13, 2025

5.0

She really listen, Dr. Dunning truly cares!

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August 11, 2025

5.0

Dr Dunning is a very approachable, intelligent doctor who explained her concerns and recommendations in a friendly manner

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August 11, 2025

5.0

She seems very thorough & competent

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August 05, 2025

5.0

Very professional and knowledgeable

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July 31, 2025

5.0

No nonsense. Very approachable.

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July 28, 2025

5.0

Dr Dunning seems to be doing a good job

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July 22, 2025

5.0

She is quick to respond to messages, and makes sure I have clarity in care.

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July 21, 2025

5.0

Very nice and knowledgeable felt very comfortable with her

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July 17, 2025

5.0

She's very nice and informative

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July 17, 2025

5.0

I felt very comfortable communicating with Dr. Dunning. I found her to be very thorough with her observations of my health.

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July 15, 2025

5.0

She's nice.

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July 08, 2025

4.0

Kind, communicative, helpful. LOVED her nurse_don't remember her name, but truly a ray of sunshine.

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July 03, 2025

5.0

I'm so happy to have Dr. Dunning as my primary care physician. Not only is she professional, knowledgeable, and friendly but she really listens to my concerns and addresses them with specific recommendations and ideas.

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June 25, 2025

5.0

Dr. Dunning was great! Thank you!

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June 23, 2025

5.0

She took her time, actively listened without making me feel rushed, was very friendly, personable, knowledgeable

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June 17, 2025

5.0

She listened and recommended tests that I should be getting_ professional and I thought she was knowledgeable.

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June 17, 2025

5.0

Very friendly and willing to hear me out and come up with solutions.

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June 11, 2025

5.0

Thoughtful doctor who listens while also efficiently moving through the appointment

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June 09, 2025

5.0

Dr Dunning was easy to talk with. She was very professional

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June 04, 2025

5.0

Personable, knowledgeable, listens carefully, professional

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June 02, 2025

5.0

Very professional

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May 21, 2025

5.0

Friendly, informative, helpful.

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May 20, 2025

5.0

Positive experience today and very hopeful for the future.

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May 19, 2025

5.0

Getting to know her. A good doctor with good follow up .

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May 17, 2025

5.0

This visit was an improvement over my prior visits. Dr. Dunning seemed much more personable and interested in me.

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May 15, 2025

5.0

Thorough exam. Asks the right questions. Always polite.

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May 14, 2025

5.0

This was a first visit, and I was very impressed with Dr. Dunning. She had clearly thoroughly reviewed my chart prior to the visit, and she was up to date with my history.

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May 12, 2025

5.0

Thoughtful, helpful and attentive. Takes the time to listen.

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May 07, 2025

5.0

Friendly, professional. Listened to my concerns and did not make me feel rushed.

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Disclosures

Susan J. Dunning, DO reported no external professional relationships for calendar year 2024.

External Professional Relationships

Pharmaceutical, device, and biotechnology companies frequently collaborate with basic scientists and physicians within an academic medical center to help advance science and improve patient care. These relationships are important in achieving scientific breakthroughs and in establishing the effectiveness and safety of promising new therapies. In order to assure objectivity in clinical research and patient care, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Feinberg), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center, and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have adopted integrity policies that require research and clinical faculty (in full-time, part-time, and unpaid/voluntary categories) to report compensated and uncompensated external industry relationships. Patients are encouraged to discuss these disclosures with their physician as well as to inquire as to how these relationships are overseen by Feinberg. To learn more about our Disclosure and Professional Integrity Policy, and the conflict of interest policies of our joint affiliate survey partners, please go to our Office for Regulatory Affairs Policies page.

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