Dr. Richard Semelka, MD
Medical Consultant and Radiologist
Richard Semelka has been in practice as a radiologist for 36 years and is a world authority in body MRI, safety in Radiology, and gadolinium toxicity. He is a leading published expert in Radiology for body MRI and gadolinium toxicity, and has made presentations at major meetings all over the world. Dr. Semelka has written over 370 peer-reviewed papers and 16 text-books. ScholarGPS has rated Dr. Semelka over his career as the #10 most accomplished scholar in MRI and #14 in medical imaging world-wide. He is the first doctor to publish on the entity of gadolinium deposition disease.
Academic & Professional Background
Education:
May 1, 1990 – Oct 31, 1990
Research Associate, Magnetic Resonance Research Group,
Siemens, Erlangen
Aug 10, 1988 – Apr 30, 1990
Clinical Research Fellowship in Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical Center, University of California at San Francisco, California
Jan 1, 1988 – Jun 30, 1988
Fellowship in Body Computed Tomography
St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada
Jun 1, 1984 – Jul 31, 1988
Radiology Residency
University of Manitoba
Jun 1, 1983 – Jul 30, 1984
Internship, Surgical Mixed
University of Manitoba
Feb 1, - Mar 31, 1982
Plastic Surgery clinical clerkship
Brisbane, Australia
Sept 1, 1979 – Jun 30, 1983
Faculty of Medicine
University of Manitoba
Sep 1, 1977 – Jun 30, 1979
Faculty of Science
University of Manitoba
Professional Experience -- Employment History:
Apr 2018 – present
Richard Semelka, MD. Consulting PLLC.
Radiology, Research, Publication, Medicolegal, Safety, Gadolinium Toxicity
Sept 2021 - present
Medical Clinic Dr Richard Semelka
Jan 2019 – Dec 2020
Strategic Imaging. Teleradiology group
Nov 2019 – Jul 2021
Integrative Medical Clinic of North Carolina
Apr 2018 – present
Docpanel. Teleradiology group
Dec 2018 – Apr 2020
Medical Day Spa of Chapel Hill
Dec 1, 2007 – 2016
Vice Chairman of Quality and Safety
Department of Radiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jul 1, 1999 – Apr 30, 2011
Vice Chairman of Clinical Research
Department of Radiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jul 1, 1999 – 2017
Professor
Department of Radiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dec 1, 1992 – 2017
Director
Magnetic Resonance Services
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dec 1, 1992 – Jun 30, 1999
Associate Professor
Department of Radiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nov 1, 1990 - Nov 30, 1992
MRI Research Coordinator
St. Boniface Research Foundation
Nov 1, 1990 - Nov 30, 1992
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology
University of Manitoba
Jul 1, 1989 - Apr 30, 1990
Attending Radiologist in Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging Section of the Radiology Department,
Medical Centre, University of California at San Francisco
Jan 1, 1989 - Apr 30, 1990
Clinical Instructor in Genito-Urinary Section of the Radiology Department,
Medical Center, University of California at San Francisco
Certification/Licensure:
Aug 17, 2020
Iowa State Medical License.
License No. MD-47735.
Oct 4, 2019
New York Medical License.
License number 301494.
Feb 1, 1993
North Carolina State Medical License
Jun 1, 1989
Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology
Jun 1, 1988
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
in Diagnostic Radiology
May 1, 1988
California State Medical License
Jun 1, 1983
License Medical Council of Canada
Honors & Awards:
“HASTE MR imaging: description of technique and preliminary results in the abdomen”
Semelka RC, Kelekis NL, Thomasson D, Brown MA, Laub GA. J1996 Jul-Aug;6(4):698-9
- recognition as among the top 25 papers in the 25 years of JMRI.
ISMRM 24th Annual Meeting & Exhibition • Singapore • 7 -13 May 2016
Oct 2007
Honorary Fellowship
Oct 2007
Kodak Carestream Professor
Aug 2006
Imaging X-rays Cause Cancer: A Call to Action for Caregivers and Patients
(The 5th most read article for 2006)
Jan 2005
Radiation Risk From CT Scans: A Call for Patient-Focused Imaging
(The fourth most read article of 2005)
Apr 2001
Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Dec 1984
First Place University of Manitoba Resident Lecture Competition
CT Appearance of Hepatic Parenchymal Disease
Jun 1983
FLEX Examination
1978 - 1979
Dean's Honor List
Faculty of Science
1978 - 1979
St. John's College Alumni Association
Scholarship for Academic Achievement
1977 - 1978
Dean's Honor List
Faculty of Science