• AB in Chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill, 1972
• BS in Pharmacy from Samford University, 1976

• Medical Center Pharmacy of Wilmington, Inc., Wilmington, N.C.
• President of two medical office based apothecaries (Medical Center Pharmacy and Medical Center Pharmacy/WHA) and one medical equipment business (Medical Center Respiratory & Home Care).

• General Compounding
• Sterile Products Training
• Advanced Sterile/Home Infusion
• Aseptic Compounding Techniques
• Men and Women's Bio-identical Hormone Therapy
• Pain Management

• Registered Pharmacist – State of North Carolina, 1977
• International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
• Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA)
• National Association of Community Pharmacists
• North Carolina Association of Pharmacists

• BS in Pharmacy from UNC-Chapel Hill, 1980

• 1991-present: Compounding Pharmacist at Medical Center Pharmacy and current Pharmacist Manager of Medical Center Pharmacy and Compounding Center

• General Compounding
• Sterile Products Training
• Women's Bio-identical Hormone Therapy
• Functional Endocrinology

• Registered Pharmacist – State of North Carolina, 1980
• Certified Diabetes Educator
• International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
• Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA)
• North Carolina Association of Pharmacists

• BS in Chemistry from Wake Forest University, 2006
• BS in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 2010

• Prior to joining Medical Center Pharmacy, Dr. Lopatka practiced community pharmacy in Kernersville, NC.