Katherine Sparger, MD

Dr. Sparger is originally from the Midwest and grew up in Wisconsin and Ohio. She attended Miami University as an undergraduate and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She was a pediatric resident and chief resident in the Boston Combined Residency Program. Kate subsequently pursued neonatology training in the Harvard Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program where she served a year as chief fellow. Post-fellowship, Kate was invited to stay on as faculty in the neonatal intensive care unit at MGH. Kate joined the MGHfC Pediatric Residency Program as an Associate Program Director in 2014. She also serves as Site Director at MGH for the Harvard Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program. Professionally, she is interested in medical education and simulation. In collaboration with a group of neonatal nurse practitioners, Kate is currently working on developing a neonatal ECMO simulation program at MGHfC. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, 5 year old and 8 month old daughters.