Associate Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Director
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Contact Information
| Mailing Address: | 490 Illinois St, Box 0132 San Francisco, CA 94143 |
| Practice Phone: | 415/353-2566 |
| Academic Assistant: | 415/502-3344, 415/514-9399 |
Research/Clinical Interests
I am a physician who specializes in both Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Clinical Genetics. I care for individuals primarily through the Prenatal Diagnosis Center and the Fetal Treatment Center who are pregnant or considering pregnancy, particularly those that are higher risk for a variety of reasons. These reasons may include fetal birth defects, fetal genetic diseases, maternal genetic or non-genetic diseases, and many others. I am also the Program Director for the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at UCSF and serve as the Medical Director for the Prenatal Diagnosis Center at UCSF Benioff Children's Physicians (UBCP). I am passionate about research, and am a Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator as well as an Investigator for the UCSF Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine. My work is focused on developing a precision-based approach to care for non-immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) and other fetal anomalies by establishing multicenter NIHF data over many years, performing genomic sequencing and other testing to discover the breadth of underlying causes, refining clinical testing algorithms, and developing novel in utero treatment approaches.
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Education & Training
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| INSTITUTION & LOCATION | DEGREE | FIELD OF STUDY | YEAR |
| University of California, San Francisco | M.D. | Medicine | 2009 |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital | Residency | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2013 |
| University of California, San Francisco | Fellowship | Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Medical Genetics | 2017 |
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Achievements & Recognition
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| 2004 | UCSF Dean's Scholarship |
| 2005 | UCSF Corpus Clinics Grant for advancement of care in UCSF Homeless Clinics |
| 2008 | Genentech Research Fellowship |
| 2008-2009 | PACCTR (Pathways to Careers in Clinical and Translational Research) Research Fellowship |
| 2009 | UCSF Dean's Scholarship for Research |
| 2010-2011 | Outstanding Teacher Award for Harvard Medical School Obstetrics & Gynecology Clerkships |
| 2011 | Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Day Department Award for Best Poster |
| 2014-2015 | Outstanding Resident Teaching Award from UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences |
| 2015-2016 | Outstanding Resident Teaching Award from UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences |
| 2016-2017 | Outstanding Resident Teaching Award from UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences |
| 2018 | Abbott Nutrition/National Institutes of Health/Perinatal Research Society Early Career Speaker award from the Perinatal Research Society |
| 2017-2018 | Outstanding Resident Teaching Award from UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences |
| 2020 | Dru Carlson Memorial Award for best research in Ultrasound and Genetics from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
| 2019-2020 | Outstanding Resident Teaching Award from UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences |
| 2022 | Young Physician Scientist Award from the American Society of Clinical Investigation |
| 2022 | Outstanding Research Mentor Award from UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences |
| 2022 | Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Faculty Teaching Award from UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences |
Selected Publications
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Sparks TN, Dugoff L; How to choose a test for prenatal genetic diagnosis: a practical overview.; American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology; 2022. View in: PubMed
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Sparks TN, Lianoglou BR, Adami RR, Pluym ID, Holliman K, Duffy J, Downum SL, Patel S, Faubel A, Boe NM, Field NT, Murphy A, Laurent LC, Jolley J, Uy C, Slavotinek AM, Devine P,. Hodoglugil U, Van Ziffle J, Sanders SJ, MacKenzie TC, Norton ME; Exome Sequencing for Prenatal Diagnosis in Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis.; The New England Journal Of Medicine; 2020. View in: PubMed
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Avram CM, Caughey AB, Norton ME, Sparks TN; Cost-Effectiveness of Exome Sequencing versus Targeted Gene Panels for Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Effusions and Non-Immune Hydrops Fetalis.; American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM; 2022. View in: PubMed
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Norton ME, Ziffle JV, Lianoglou BR, Hodoglugil U, Patrick Devine W, Sparks TN; Exome sequencing versus targeted gene panels for the evaluation of nonimmune hydrops fetalis.; American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology; 2021. View in: PubMed
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Mone F, Eberhardt RY, Hurles ME, McMullan DJ, Maher ER, Lord J, Chitty LS, Dempsey E, Homfray T, Giordano JL, Wapner RJ, Sun L, Sparks TN, Norton ME, Kilby MD; Fetal hydrops and the Incremental yield of Next generation sequencing over standard prenatal Diagnostic testing (FIND) study: prospective cohort study and meta-analysis.; Ultrasound In Obstetrics & Gynecology : The Official Journal Of The International Society Of Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology; 2021. View in: PubMed
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Gregg AR, Aarabi M, Klugman S, Leach NT, Bashford MT, Goldwaser T, Chen E, Sparks TN, Reddi HV, Rajkovic A, Dungan JS, ACMG Professional Practice and Guidelines Committee ; Screening for autosomal recessive and X-linked conditions during pregnancy and preconception: a practice resource of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG).; Genetics In Medicine : Official Journal Of The American College Of Medical Genetics; 2021. View in: PubMed
- Sparks TN, Yeaton-Massey A, Granados JM, Handler SJ, Meyer M, Caughey AB; How Do Maternal Views of Delivery Outcomes Vary by Demographics and Preferred Mode of Delivery?; American journal of perinatology; 2014. View in: PubMed
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Sparks TN, Yeaton-Massey A, Granados JM, Handler SJ, Meyer MR, Caughey AB; Preference toward future mode of delivery: how do antepartum preferences and prior delivery experience contribute?; The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians; 2014. View in: PubMed
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Delaney S, Shaffer BL, Cheng YW, Vargas J, Sparks TN, Paul K, Caughey AB; Predictors of cesarean delivery in women undergoing labor induction with a Foley balloon.; The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians; 2014. View in: PubMed
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Yeaton-Massey A, Wong L, Sparks TN, Handler SJ, Meyer MR, Granados JM, Stasenko M, Sit A, Caughey AB; Racial/ethnic variations in perineal length and association with perineal lacerations: a prospective cohort study.; The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians; 2014. View in: PubMed
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Cheng YW, Sparks TN, Laros RK, Nicholson JM, Caughey AB; Impending macrosomia: will induction of labour modify the risk of caesarean delivery?; BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology; 2012. View in: PubMed
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Esakoff TF, Sparks TN, Kaimal AJ, Kim LH, Feldstein VA, Goldstein RB, Cheng YW, Caughey AB;Diagnosis and morbidity of placenta accreta.; Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology; 2011. View in: PubMed