Teresa Sparks, MD

Perinatologist

Dr. Teresa Sparks is an obstetrician who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine, managing the health concerns of both mother and fetus through all stages of pregnancy. She cares for women with high-risk pregnancies and those who are considering a high-risk pregnancy. She also specializes in clinical genetics, addressing genetic conditions that affect a woman or baby during pregnancy.

Sparks' research investigates the causes of nonimmune hydrops fetalis, a complication of pregnancy that occurs when excessive fluid accumulates in the fetus. Her work focuses on identifying the condition's genetic causes, with the goal of developing more targeted approaches to care both before and after birth.

Sparks earned her medical degree at UCSF. She completed a residency through the obstetrics and gynecology program of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. She then completed a combined fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine and clinical genetics at UCSF.

Sparks is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, and American Medical Association.

• Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
• Amniotic Band Syndrome
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
• Congenital Heart Defects
• Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome
• Congenital Pulmonary Airways Malformation
• Fetal Anemia

• Fetal Bowel Obstruction
• Gastroschisis
• Inherited Genetic Diseases Treatable with Stem Cells
• Omphalocele
• Pulmonary Sequestration
• Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
• Spina Bifida

• Thrombocytopenia
• Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion (TRAP) Sequence
• Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
• Unequal Placental Sharing
• Urinary Tract Obstruction
• Ventriculomegaly