Doc. dr sci. med. Dr Miloš Lučić Doc. dr med.sci. Dr Duško Kozić Ivana Miucin Vukadinović Mr sci. Jelena Ostojić Dragana Đilas Ivanović  
Dr Nataša Prvulović Mr sci.dipl. ing. Olivera Šveljo Mr med.sci. Dr Oto Ađić Doc. dr med.sci. Dr Robert Semnic Dr Saša Popović  
Dragana Bogdanović Dr med.sci. Dr Katarina Koprivšek Dr Milena Spirovski Mr med.sci. Dr Aleksandar Zvezdin Prof. dr med. sci. Dr Mladen Prvulović  
Doc. dr sci. med. Ružica Maksimović Dr med. Ivana Marković Doc. Dr Med. Sci. Tatjana Stošić-Opinćal Prof.dr Dragoslav Nenezić Doc. dr Milan Mijailović Prof. dr sci. med. Richard C. Semelka


Richard Charles Semelka, MD

 Professor, Director of MRI Services, and Vice Chairman of Clinical Research of the Department of Radiology, at the
University of North Carolina Hospitals, U.S.A.
Address: CB 7510 2000 Old Clinic Bldg Chapel Hill, NC
E-mail: richsem@med.unc.edu

PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Office Tel: (919) 966-4400 or (919) 843-9463
Office Fax: (919) 966-9677
Birthdate: 11/25/59
Citizenship: Canadian
Green Card Status
Marital Status: Divorced

 EDUCATION:

Research Associate, Magnetic Resonance May-October, 1990
Research Group, Siemens, Erlangen

Clinical Research Fellowship in Body August 10, 1988 - April 31, 1990
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical Center, University of California
at San Francisco, California

Fellowship in Body Computed January 1 - June 30, 1988
Tomography
St. Boniface General Hospital
Winnipeg, Canada

Radiology Residency 1984 - 1988
University of Manitoba

Internship, Surgical Mixed 1983 - 1984
University of Manitoba

Plastic Surgery clinical clerkship February - March 1982
Brisbane, Australia

Faculty of Medicine 1979 - 1983
University of Manitoba

Faculty of Science 1977 - 1979
University of Manitoba


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Vice Chairman of Quality and Safety December 1, 2007 – Present
Department of Radiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Vice Chairman of Clinical Research July 1, 1999 – Present
Department of Radiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Professor July 1, 1999 – Present
Department of Radiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Director December 1, 1992 – Present
Magnetic Resonance Services
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Associate Professor December 1, 1992 – June 30, 1999
Department of Radiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

MRI Research Coordinator November 1, 1990 - November 30, 1992
St. Boniface Research Foundation

Assistant Professor November 1, 1990 - November 30, 1992
Department of Radiology
University of Manitoba

Attending Radiologist in Body Magnetic July 1, 1989 - April 31, 1990
Resonance Imaging Section of the
Radiology Department, Medical
Centre, University of California
at San Francisco

Clinical Instructor in Genito-Urinary January 1, 1989 - April 31, 1990
Section of the Radiology Department,
Medical Center, University of California
at San Francisco

 CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE:

North Carolina State Medical License February 1993

Diplomate of the American Board of June 1989
Radiology

Fellow of the Royal College of June 1988
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
in Diagnostic Radiology
California State Medical License May 1988

License Medical Council of Canada June 1983


HONORS & AWARDS:

Honorary Fellowship October 2007

Kodak Carestream Professor October 2007

Imaging X-rays Cause Cancer: A Call to Action 2006
for Caregivers and Patients
(The 5th most read article for 2006)

Radiation Risk From CT Scans: A Call for 2005
Patient-Focused Imaging
(The fourth most read article of 2005)

Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic April 2001
Resonance in Medicine

First Place University of Manitoba December 1984
Resident Lecture Competition
CT Appearance of Hepatic Parenchymal
Disease

FLEX Examination June 1983

Dean's Honor List 1978 - 1979
Faculty of Science

St. John's College Alumni Association 1978 - 1979
Scholarship for Academic Achievement

Dean's Honor List 1977 - 1978
Faculty of Science

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Text Books:  6
 Contributions to Text Books: 18
In Refereed Journals: 222
Abstracts (Peer Reviewed): 47

PRESENTATIONS: 
 Papers (Peer Reviewed): 59
In Non-Refereed Journals: 45
Book Reviews: 3

TEACHING RECORD:
 20 hours per week, informal teaching to residents.
 4 hours per week, informal teaching to students.
12 hours per year, formal lectures to residents.
10 hours per year, formal lectures to medical students
12 hours per year, resident preparation for meetings

 Partial List of Former Scholars Trained in Body MRI: 15

Visiting Professorships and Lectureships-International 131

Visiting Professorships and Lectureships - National: 104

Visiting Professorships and Lectureships - Local : 26

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Contributor to American 1998 – present
Board of Radiology Oral Examination
Gastrointestinal Section

Reviewer, Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1997 – present

Reviewer, Abdominal Imaging 1996-present

Issue Editor, Hepatic Imaging
Radiologic Clinics of North America
2005; Vol 43, No. 5

Reviewer, Obstetrics and Gynecology 1994 – present

Reviewer, Investigative Radiology 1994 - present

Editorial Board, Topics in Magnetic 1993 - present
Resonance Imaging

Reviewer, Radiology 1991- present

Chief Resident, Radiology, July 1 - December 31, 1987
University of Manitoba

 Committees:

 Member, Pediatric Sedation Committee Dec 2007-present
UNC Hospitals

Member, Post Tenure Review Committee December 2002-present
UNC Hospitals

Member, Clinic Research Advisory Committee September 2001-present
General Clinical Research Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Member, American College of Surgeons 1999 - present
Commission on Cancer
Subcommittee Member,
Liver patient care evaluation committee

Member, Radiology Society of North America November 1998 – present
Refresher Course Committee

Member, Clinical Research Scientific July 1994 - present
Advisory Committee,
General Clinical Research Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Founder and Chairman of the Body November 29, 1992 - present
Magnetic Resonance Research Group

Member, Academic Committee, Department July 1 - December 31, 1987
of Radiology, University of Manitoba

Member, Postgraduate Committee, Department July 1 - December 31, 1987
of Radiology, University of Manitoba

Member, Standards Committee, Department of July 1 - December 31, 1987
Radiology, Health Sciences Centre

 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

 Member, Radiological Society of North America

Member, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Member, American Roentgen Ray Society

Member, Society of Computed Body Tomography/Magnetic Resonance

 REFLECTIVE STATEMENT:

 My main clinical expertise lies in cross sectional abdominal imaging with an emphasis on MRI, with a particular interest in liver, pancreas, kidney and bowel diseases. I regularly conduct various teaching and categorical courses at International Radiology Conferences.

I am a member of the Editorial Boards of the journals JMRI, MRI and TMRI, and a reviewer for many journals. I have contributed to over 210 publications in referred journals and have authored numerous review articles and textbook chapters. I have authored 7 text-books, including Abdominal-Pelvic MRI, second edition, Wiley-Liss, 2006.

My primary research interests are reproduceability of image quality, patient throughput and patient safety. Most of my efforts have been in MRI, to improve image quality, reproducibility and diagnostic information in the investigation of diseases of the abdomen. I have published some of the earliest work on the use of gadolinium chelate contrast agents in abdominal imaging, fat suppression and breath hold and snap shot gradient echo and spin echo images for the demonstration of the liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bowel and peritoneum. I continue to publish articles in the peer-reviewed literature of these subjects.

To further the widespread and appropriate use of MRI in the abdomen, my research has focused on descriptions of specific disease entities (to expand the knowledge base of the appearance of various diseases processes in current MR techniques), technical work on optimization of sequences, comparison between various MR sequences, comparisons between CT and MR, and evaluation of the effect on patient management of MR examination. My work has emphasized that MR studies can be performed as set protocols that do not require physician intervention, and that by employing multiple different short duration sequences in a multiplanar fashion with routine contrast administration, MR studies can be performed in a time efficient fashion while providing comprehensive information on disease processes. My underlying philosophy has been recently refined to optimize health care for patients, which may be achieved in many settings by the following: performing MR studies, due to its safety and diagnostic accuracy, awareness of the risks of excessive medical radiation exposure, and safety issues with gadolinium agents. This is reflected in my recent specific interest in patient safety, addressing medical radiation and iodinated contrast agents, and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis with specific gadolinium chelates in MRI.