Dr. Martinek grew up in Greensboro, NC, where she attended Grimsley High School. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from North Carolina State University in 1992. She attended Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago where she received her Doctor of Optometry and Bachelor of Science in Visual Sciences degrees in 1996.
Dr. Martinek moved to Greensboro in 2000 and has been in private practice since. She and her husband, Dr. Timothy Koop, own Vision Source Eye Center of the Triad.
Dr. Martinek lives in Greensboro with her husband Tim, and children Carly and Sam. She enjoys following sports, especially NC State football and basketball and is an avid Chicago Cubs baseball fan.
