Consultation with Dr Richard Semelka, MD. Explanation of charges moving forward. Dec 2025.

Dr Richard Semelka, MD

In the recognition that there was widespread lack of knowledge of Gadolinium Toxicity (Gadolinium Deposition Disease (GDD)), I have to date done the following at no charge: i) written over 400 blogs on the subject, ii) given a number of Podcasts, iii) written 20+ major peer-reviewed articles on GDD. That represents a huge body or work, all at no charge for viewers (at least I made no charges); in addition I have also offered direct consultation. I have charged for the 7 years of offering consultation, a retainer fee charge of $300. The retainer fee is exactly that, an amount charged to retain my services, and not the entire fee I would charge.

That said, up to the present time I have for many individuals allowed that retainer fee to be the entire amount I would charge. Some have considered that this $300 fee was like a lifetime membership for a gym. But in the majority of cases I have allowed many hours of my time to be sufficiently reimbursed with the retainer fee for my time. In large part this has been in recognition of the fact that many sufferers have been rendered impecunious (poor) because of the disease: the loss of employment, and the tens of thousands of dollars that many had paid for ineffective medical care, before contacting me. So out of a sense of altruism I have let most consultations go on for an extended period without charging more. Recently an individual asked me for a formal report as part of the $300 retainer, and a few other individuals have sent excessive email requests, that I have now realized I have to be more clear and more attentive to my time.

As background, the average attorney charges $300/hour (and they are very good at keeping record of time). Attorneys with expertise in multinational business and defence attorneys in murder trails charge $10,000/ hour or more. I am the world authority on a disease that may not kill you, but for many without treatment are in agonizing pain for the entirety of their life. How does this compare to an attorney writing letters for you that a neighbor's dog is barking too much. Considering other world authorities, how much would J Lo or Taylor Swift charge for a 1 hr ZOOM where they are singing to a room full of your guests. A million dollars? You could say, well they are J Lo and Taylor Swift, and although that is true, them singing for you is not saving you from a life of constant pain, agony, and brain fog. My charges for other situations are as follows: generic consulting $300/ hr (where I keep track of my time). Medicolegal consultation $600/hr and deposition $1,500/ hour.

So all the blogs I have written have ben designed so that people without money can still learn from the world authority without paying anything.

Most recently, I have now authored the book Heavy Metals. The White Sabbath of Toxins. This book is intended for the well-informed general public. In it I have actually provided my proprietary regimens. This is the critical point- the proprietary regimens of the world authority not only for Gd (the identical protocol is the optimal treatment for Lead and Cadmium,) but also my recommendations for all other heavy metals. Heavy metals are the only large category of toxins that are actually treatable- if treatment is performed correctly. In my opinion this is the most important medical book ever written for the general public, by far. In fact I do not think any scholarship-based (not popularity based) world authority has ever written a book for the public. I had to triple think whether I would write my proprietary regimens, but with considerable introspection I decided this is the next level of ethical conduct for me to help patients - now they can present to their doctors what the world authority uses to treat heavy metals. Like most critical treatments of most complex things: the treatments are clearly logical and quite straight-forward.

So back to consultation.

I still respond at no charge for quick questions. quick questions still take 30 minutes all told, and I may have up to 10 of these per day, average 2-4. So this averages 1.5 hours of pro bono work 7 days per week. THis may also change, I may have to stop answering emails that are requesting free quick advice.

Be cognizant of the fact who you are asking questions of. I may need to charge close to the fee of the average attorney $300/hour. Some individuals who are particular cases that I am interested in, I may not charge more than $300 for total time, within reason. I will let them know if they are an important case I am interested in.

Medical Reports: This is a report written by the world authority that therefore fall under the umbrella of my integrity. The minimum additional charge is $1,000. Most will be $1,500.. Depending on the complexity some may be in excess of $1,500, which could be $5,000 or more. I am most definitive in reports when the individual has come to my clinic and has had at least 2 chelation sessions. Most of these I may charge just $1,000..

Additional notes. I receive so many emails, if you are asking for a consultation, or have paid for a consultation and have not heard back from me in 1 week time, email me again (maybe even a third time). Your email may have been lost in the fog of 200 emails/day. I am not ignoring you.

In contrast, the book is $24.95 USD, priced in the currency of other countries where it is released: Canada, Australia, UK, Europe. A major reason I wrote the book for the public and included my proprietary regimens is so that individuals without funds can learn exactly what the world authority is doing, that they can have done at home.

I want to emphasize that the health of individuals who are suffering from GDD, or Lead DD, etc, is extremely important to me. The extent of your suffering is not lost on me. I just have to be cognizant of my own health and stress-level, when it comes to the amount of work I am doing to help everyone around the world.

Richard Semelka, MD