Dr. Sparks graduated from Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, in 1987, and shortly after returned to her native Bay Area to accept a position in a busy small animal hospital in Concord, CA. Practicing medicine and surgery for four years, she then accepted a position at the University of California, Berkeley, where she worked as a research associate in pesticide chemistry and toxicology for the next fifteen years. Returning to practice after leaving the university, she spent the following eight years at a veterinary hospital in Antioch, providing care for animals at the city shelter in addition to private clients. Recently relocating to Fairfield, Dr. Sparks is excited to become part of the American Canyon Veterinary Hospital team. In her spare time, she gardens and cares for her menagerie, which includes an elderly (22 year old) leopard gecko, a bearded dragon, and her shelter rescues: a green iguana and an adorable Chihuahua mix named Morris. When the animals permit it, she enjoys hiking and bike riding, and as many trips to Yosemite as possible with her husband Jay. |
