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Mary Beth Bobek, PharmD, MBA, CPP
Dr. Mary Beth Bobek is currently the Director of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and a Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinical Pharmacist at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Bobek is responsible for the development and implementation of medication protocols, guidelines, research and education for the Coastal Heart Center which includes the Coronary Care Unit, Catheterization/EP Labs, the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, Pre and Post-Interventional Units, Cardiac Telemetry Units and Cardiac Rehabilitation. She is a Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner with Coastal Thoracic Associates.
She is Chairperson of both Cardiac Pharmacy and Therapeutic Subcommittee and Cardiovascular Research and Education Committee. She is the Director of Cardiovascular Grand Rounds and the Director of the Cardiovascular Symposium. She is Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice with Campbell University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Before joining New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Dr. Bobek was the Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Her responsibilities included daily multidisciplinary rounds in the medical and surgical intensive care units but also the implementation of medication guidelines and protocols in these areas. At the Cleveland Clinic she also served as the Pharmacy Practice Residency Coordinator and Critical Care Clinical Staff Pharmacist Coordinator. She was appointed as Adjunct Assistant Professor and Course Director of Pharmacology at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Case Western Reserve University. She has had faculty appointment with the University of Toledo and University of North Carolina, Colleges of Pharmacy.
Among her accomplishments include multiple publications regarding sedation, medication guidelines and other drug-related issues in the ICU and in Cardiovascular Care. She serves as an investigator on numerous cardiovascular clinical trials including device, medications and outcomes. Recently, she became an Associate of the American College of Cardiology which recognizes non-physician leaders for their outstanding contributions to cardiovascular care. She also has received both the National Hospital Pharmacy Quality Award and the Award for Achievement in the Professional Practice of Pharmacy from ASHP Research and Education Foundation for work involving the documentation of pharmacy interventions, implementation and pharmacoeconomic analysis of a clinical staff pharmacist program at the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Bobek speaks at local, state-wide, national and international meetings about both cardiovascular and ICU pharmacotherapy. She served on the Anesthetic and Life Support Advisory Committee at the FDA. She continues to consult with pharmaceutical company executives to prepare them for FDA meetings.
Dr. Bobek is a graduate of the University of Michigan were she received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree. She has also completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Illinois and Critical Care Residency at Detroit Receiving Hospital. She received her Master’s of Business Administration from UNC Chapel Hill.
Dr. Bobek precepts the Cardiology elective rotation.