Erik Antonsen, MD, PhD, MS, FAAEM, FACEP
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Positions
- Associate Professor
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Emergency Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Element Scientist
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Exploration Medical Capabilities
Human Research Program
NASA
Houston, Texas United States
Lead the Exploration Medical Capabilities Element for NASA's Human Research Program focusing on merging medical capabilities with systems engineering processes, technology research and medical risk reduction.
- Associate Professor of Space Medicine
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Center for Space Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
- Assistant Director
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Human Systems Risk Management
Human Health and Performance
NASA
Houston, Texas United States
Chair of the Human Systems Risk Board at NASA Johnson Space Center. Responsible for Strategies for mission risk reduction in Human Spaceflight.
Education
- Residency at Harvard
- 06/2013 - Boston, Massachusetts United States
- Emergency Medicine
- MD from University of Illinois
- 06/2009 - Urbana, Illinois United States
- PhD from University of Illinois
- 06/2004 - Urbana, Illinois United States
- Aerospace Engineering
- MS from University of Illinois
- 06/2001 - Urbana, Illinois United States
- Aerospace Engineering
Certifications
- Diplomat
- #54565
- American Board of Emergency Medicine
Websites
Selected Publications
- Antonsen, EL, Thompson, KC, Hendricks, MR, Alman, DA, Jurczyk, BE, Ruzic, DN "Ion Debris Characterization from a Z-Pinch Extreme Ultraviolet Light Source." J. Appl. Phys.. 2006 99 (6):
- Stringer, ES, Antonsen, EL "Hormonal Contraception and HIV Disease Progression." Clin. Infect. Dis.. 2008 47 (7): 945-951.
- Antonsen EL, Spanjers, GG, Burton, RL, Engelman, SF "Herriott cell interferometry for millimeter scale plasma measurements.." Rev. Sci. Instrum.. 2003 74 (1): 1609-1612.
- Antonsen EL, Spanjers, GG, Burton, RL, Engelman, SF "Herriott cell augmentation of a quadrature heterodyne interferometer.." Rev. Sci. Instrum. 2003 74 (1): 88-93.
- Antonsen, EL, Burton RL, Reed, GF, Spanjers, GG "Fast Surface Temperature Measurements of Teflon Propellant in Pulsed Ablative Discharges using HgCdTe Photovoltaic Cells." Rev. Sci. Instrum.. 2006 77 (10):
- Srivastava, SN, Thompson, KC, Antonsen, EL, Qiu, H, Spencer, JB, Papke, D, Ruzic, DN "Lifetime measurements on collector optics from Xe and Sn extreme ultraviolet (EUV) sources." J. Appl. Phys.. 2007 102 : 023301.
- Qui, H, Thompson, KC, Srivastana, SN, Antonsen, EL, Alman, DA, Jurczyk, BE, Ruzic, DN "Optical exposure characterization and comparisons for discharge produced plasma Sn extreme ultraviolet system." J. Microlithogr., Microfabr., Microsyst.. 2006 5 (3):
- Nusbaum, DM, Antonsen, EL, Bockhorst KH, Easley RB, Clark, JB, Brady KM, Kibler KK, Sutton JP, Kramer L, Sargsyan AE "Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement Techniques: Examination Using a Novel Ex Vivo Porcine Model." Aviat., Space Environ. Med.. 2014 85 (1): 50-54.
- Keidar, M, Boyd, ID, Antonsen, EL, Burton, RL, Spanjers, GG "Optimization Issues for a Micro-Pulsed Plasma Thruster." J. Propul. Power. 2006 22 (1): 48-55.
- Keidar, M, Boyd, ID, Antonsen, EL, Gulczinski, FS, Spanjers, GG "Propellant Charring in micro-Pulsed Plasma Thrusters." J. Propul. Power. 2004 20 (6): 978-984.
- Ruzic, DN, Thompson, KC, Jurczyk, BE, Antonsen, EL, Srivastava, SN, Spencer, JB "Reduction of ion energies from a multi-component z-pinch plasma." IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.. 2007 35 (3): 606-613.
- Thompson, KC, Antonsen, EL, Hendricks, MR, Jurczyk, BE, Williams, M, Ruzic, DN "Experimental test chamber for optics exposure testing and debris characterization of a Xenon discharge produced plasma source for extreme ultraviolet lithography." Microelectron. Eng.. 2006 83 (3): 474-486.
- Keidar, M, Boyd, ID, Antonsen, EL, Spanjers, GG "Electromagnetic Effects in the Near Field Plume Exhaust of a micro-Pulsed Plasma Thruster." J. Propul. Power. 2004 20 (6): 961-969.
- Antonsen, EL, Burton, RL, Reed, GF, Spanjers, GG "Effects of Post Pulse Surface Temperature on Micro-Pulsed Plasma Thruster Operation." J. Propul. Power. 2005 21 (5): 877-883.
- Jaworski, MA, Jurczyk, BE, Antonsen, EL, Ruzic, DN "Direct Current Magnetic Insulation of an Immersed RF Antenna." Plasma Sources Sci. Technol.. 2006 15 : 474-478.
- Alman, DA, Qiu, H, Spila, T, Thompson, KC, Antonsen, EL, Jurczyk, BE, Ruzic, DN "Characterization of collector optic material samples exposed to a discharge-produced plasma extreme ultraviolet light source." J. Micro/Nanolithogr., MEMS, MOEMS. 2007 6 (1):
- Alman, DA, Qiu, H, Spila, T, Thompson, KC, Antonsen, EL, Jurczyk, BE, Ruzic, DN "Characterization of collector optic material samples exposed to a discharge-produced plasma extreme ultraviolet light source." J. Micro/Nanolithogr., MEMS, MOEMS. 2007 6 (1):
- Qui, H, Alman, DA, Thompson, KC, Spencer, JB, Antonsen, EL, Jurczyk, BE, Ruzic, DN, Spila, T. "Characterization of collector optic material samples before and after exposure in laser produced plasma and discharge produced plasma EUV sources." 2006 5 (3):
- Ahmed, AS, Antonsen, EL "Immune and Vascular Dysfunction in Diabetic Wound Healing." J Wound Care. 2016 July ; 25 (Suppl 7): S35-46. Pubmed PMID: 27410470
- Menon, AS, Jourdan, D, Nusbaum, DM, Garbino, A, Buckland, DM, Norton, S, Clark, J, Antonsen, EL "Crew Recovery and Contingency Planning for a Manned Stratospheric Balloon Flight - the StratEx Program." Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016 August ; 30 : 1-8. Pubmed PMID: 27573155
- Garbino A, Nusbaum DM, Buckland DM, Menon AS, Clark JB, Antonsen EL "Emergency medical considerations in a space-suited patient." Aerospace Med Hum Perform. 2016 87 (10): 1-5.
- Galdamez, LA, Clark, JB, Antonsen, EL "Point of Care Ultrasound Utility and Potential for High Altitude Crew Recovery Missions." Aerospace Med Hum Perform. 2016 88 (2):
- Antonsen, EL, Mulcahy, RA, Rubin, D, Blue, RS, Canga, MA, Shah, R "Prototype Development of a Tradespace Analysis Tool for Spaceflight Medical Resources." Aerospace Med Hum Perform. 2018 89 (2): 108-114.
- (24) Johansen, B, Blue, R, Castleberry, T, Antonsen, EL, Van Der Plough, J "Point of Care Ultrasound for Pulmonary Concerns in Remote Spaceflight Triage Environments." Aerospace Med Hum Perform. 2018 89 (2): 122-129.
- Reed, RD, Antonsen, EL "Should NASA Collect Astronauts Genetic Information for Occupational Surveillance and Research?." AMA Journal of Ethics. 2018 September ; 20 (9): E849-856.
- Doarn, CR, Travis, TW, Currie-Greg, Nicogossian, AE, Weyland, MD, Shepanek, MA, Null, CH, Buckland, D, Miller, S, Liskowsky, DR, Fuller, D, Francisco, DR, Walton, M, Antonsen, EL, Rochlis, J, Witt, EG, Williams, RS "Engineering, Life Sciences, and Health/Medicine Synergy in Aerospace HIS: The Rosetta Stone Project." New Space Journal. 2018 December 13; :
- Nowak ES, Reyes DP, Bryant BJ, Cap AP, Kerstman EL, Antonsen EL "Blood Transfusion for Deep Space Exploration." Transfusion. 2019 October ; 59 (10): 3077-3083. Pubmed PMID: 31490558
- Blue RS, Chancellor JC, Antonsen EL, Bayuse TM, Daniels VR, Wotring VE "Limitations in predicting radiation-induced pharmaceutical instability during long-duration spaceflight." npj Microgravity. 2019 June 6; 5 (1): Pubmed PMID: 31231677
- Blue RS, Bayuse TM, Daniels VR, Wotring VE, Suresh R, Mulcahy RA, Antonsen EL "Supplying a pharmacy for NASA exploration spaceflight: challenges and current understanding." NPJ Microgravity. 2019 June 13; 4 (14): Pubmed PMID: 31231676
- Blue RS, Chancellor JC, Suresh R, Carnell LS, Reyes DP, Nowadly CD, Antonsen EL "Challenges in Clinical Management of Radiation Induced Illnesses in Exploration Spaceflight." Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 November 1; 90 (11): 966-977. Pubmed PMID: 31666159
- Antonsen, EL, Reed, RD "Policy Considerations for Precision Medicine in Human Spaceflight." Hous. J. Health L. & Pol'y. 2019 1 :
- Ahmed, AS, Ramakrishnan, R, Ramachandran, V, Ramachandran, SS, Phan, K, Antonsen, EL "Ultrasound Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention in the Spine." J Spine Surg. 2018 June ; 4 (2): 423-432. Pubmed PMID: 30069538
- Steller JG, Blue RS, Burns R, Bayuse TM, Antonsen EL, Jain V, Blackwell MM, Jennings RT "Gynecologic risk mitigation considerations for long-duration spaceflight." Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2020 July 1; 91 (7): 543-564. Pubmed PMID: 32591031
- Reyes DP, Carroll DJ, Walton ME, Antonsen EL, Kerstman EL "Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Prophylactic Surgery Before Extended-Duration Spaceflight." Surg Innov. 2020 December 18; : Pubmed PMID: 33339485
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