LaurenSparksMD

Anesthesiology • Oklahoma City, OK

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, University of Oklahoma COM

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Office
1200 Everett Dr
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone+1 405-271-3932

Fax+1 405-271-3064
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Education & Training

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterFellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2013 - 2014
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 2009 - 2013
University of Oklahoma College of MedicineClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

OK State Medical License 2010 - 2024
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

133 citations
Precision exercise medicine: understanding exercise response variability
Robert Ross, Bret H. Goodpaster, Lauren G. Koch, Mark A. Sarzynski, Wendy M. Kohrt, Neil M. Johannsen, James S. Skinner, Alex Castro, Brian A. Irving, Robert C. Noland...> ;British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2019 Mar 12
14 citations
Targeting White Adipose Tissue with Exercise or Bariatric Surgery as Therapeutic Strategies in Obesity
Flávia Giolo De Carvalho, Lauren M. Sparks> ;Biology. 2019 Mar 15
238 citations
GDF15 Provides an Endocrine Signal of Nutritional Stress in Mice and Humans
Satish Patel, Anna Alvarez-Guaita, Audrey Melvin, Debra Rimmington, Alessia Dattilo, Emily L. Miedzybrodzka, Irene Cimino, Anne-Catherine Maurin, Geoffrey P. Roberts, ...> ;Cell Metabolism. 2019 Mar 5
31 citations
Exercise Response Variations in Skeletal Muscle PCr Recovery Rate and Insulin Sensitivity Relate to Muscle Epigenomic Profiles in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
Natalie A. Stephens, Bram Brouwers, Alexey Eroshkin, Fanchao Yi, Heather H. Cornnell, Christian Meyer, Bret H. Goodpaster, Richard E. Pratley, Steven R. Smith, Lauren ...> ;Diabetes Care. 2018 Aug 2
57 citations
HDAC11 suppresses the thermogenic program of adipose tissue via BRD2.
Rushita A. Bagchi, Bradley S. Ferguson, Matthew S. Stratton, Tianjing Hu, Maria A. Cavasin, Lei Sun, Ying-Hsi Lin, Dianxin Liu, Pilar Londono, Kunhua Song, Maria F. Pi...> ;JCI Insight. 2018 Aug 9
10 citations
Elevated Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyl Transferase in Skeletal Muscle Augments Exercise Performance and Mitochondrial Respiratory Capacity Following Exercise Training
Bram Brouwers, Natalie A. Stephens, Sheila R. Costford, Meghan E. Hopf, Julio E. Ayala, Fanchao Yi, Hui Xie, Jian-Liang Li, Stephen J. Gardell, Lauren M. Sparks, Steve...> ;Frontiers in Physiology. 2018 Jun 11
22 citations
Genetic Markers of Brown Adipose Tissue Identity and In Vitro Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Humans.
Emmani B.M. Nascimento, Lauren M. Sparks, Adeline Divoux, Marike W. van Gisbergen, Evie P.M. Broeders, Johanna A. Jörgensen, Gert Schaart, Nicole D. Bouvy, Wouter D. v...> ;Obesity. 2018 Jan 1
35 citations
Skeletal muscle overexpression of nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase in mice coupled with voluntary exercise augments exercise endurance
Sheila R. Costford, Bram Brouwers, Meghan E. Hopf, Lauren M. Sparks, Mauro Dispagna, Ana P. Gomes, Heather H. Cornnell, Chris Petucci, Peter E. Phelan, Hui Xie, Fancha...> ;Molecular Metabolism. 2018 Jan 1
80 citations
Exercise training response heterogeneity: physiological and molecular insights.
Lauren M. Sparks> ;Diabetologia. 2017 Oct 14
28 citations
Effects of 12 Months of Caloric Restriction on Muscle Mitochondrial Function in Healthy Individuals.
Lauren M. Sparks, Leanne M. Redman, Kevin E. Conley, Mary-Ellen Harper, Fanchao Yi, Andrew Hodges, Alexey Eroshkin, Sheila R. Costford, Meghan E. Gabriel, Cherie Shook...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2016 Oct 25
6 citations
Differences in Mitochondrial Coupling Reveal a Novel Signature of Mitohormesis in Muscle of Healthy Individuals
Lauren M. Sparks, Leanne M. Redman, Kevin E. Conley, Mary-Ellen Harper, Andrew Hodges, Alexey Eroshkin, Sheila R. Costford, Meghan E. Gabriel, Fanchao Yi, Cherie Shook...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2016 Oct 6
28 citations
A transcriptional signature of “exercise resistance” in skeletal muscle of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Natalie A. Stephens, Hui Xie, Neil M. Johannsen, Timothy S. Church, Steven R. Smith, Lauren M. Sparks> ;Metabolism. 2015 Sep 1
73 citations
Resistance to the beneficial effects of exercise in type 2 diabetes: are some individuals programmed to fail?
Natalie A. Stephens, Lauren M. Sparks> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2015 Jan 1
33 citations
Increased oxygen consumption in human adipose tissue from the "brown adipose tissue" region.
Guy H. E. J. Vijgen, Lauren M. Sparks, Nicole D. Bouvy, Gert Schaart, Joris Hoeks, Wouter D. van Marken Lichtenbelt, Patrick Schrauwen> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2013 Jun 19
77 citations
Nine Months of Combined Training Improves Ex Vivo Skeletal Muscle Metabolism in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
Lauren M. Sparks, Neil M. Johannsen, Timothy S. Church, Conrad P. Earnest, Esther Moonen-Kornips, Cedric Moro, Matthijs K. C. Hesselink, Steven R. Smith, Patrick Schra...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2013 Mar 5
56 citations
Adipose Tissue Lipin-1 Expression Is Correlated with Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α Gene Expression and Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Young Men
Jimmy Donkor, Lauren M. Sparks, Hui Xie, Steven R. Smith, Karen Reue> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2008 Jan 1
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Hospital Affiliations

OU Medical Center EdmondEdmond, Oklahoma
OU HealthOklahoma City, Oklahoma