Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Francis Daniel Moore Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry
Maurice Edmond Mueller Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Reynolds RJ, Scott RT, Turner RT, Iwaniec UT, Bouxsein ML, Sanders LM, Antonsen EL
Validating Causal Diagrams of Human Health Risks for Spaceflight: An Example Using Bone Data from Rodents. Biomedicines. 2022 Sep 05; 10(9).
Validating Causal Diagrams of Human Health Risks for Spaceflight: An Example Using Bone Data from Rodents.
Member of the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Faculty
Ward J, Reynolds RJ, Connell E, Anton W, Kabeel A, Charvat JM, Nartey N, Marotta K, Abukmail A, Buckland DM, Van Baalen M, Antonsen E
Levels of evidence for human system risk evaluation. NPJ Microgravity. 2024 Mar 20; 10(1):33.
Levels of evidence for human system risk evaluation.
Antonsen EL, Myers JG, Boley L, Arellano J, Kerstman E, Kadwa B, Buckland DM, Van Baalen M
Estimating medical risk in human spaceflight. NPJ Microgravity. 2022 Mar 31; 8(1):8.
Estimating medical risk in human spaceflight.
Blue RS, Chancellor JC, Suresh R, Carnell LS, Reyes DP, Nowadly CD, Antonsen EL
Aerospace medicine and human performance
Challenges in Clinical Management of Radiation-Induced Illnesses During Exploration Spaceflight. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019 Nov 01; 90(11):966-977.
Challenges in Clinical Management of Radiation-Induced Illnesses During Exploration Spaceflight.
Should NASA Collect Astronauts' Genetic Information for Occupational Surveillance and Research? AMA J Ethics. 2018 09 01; 20(9):E849-856.
Should NASA Collect Astronauts' Genetic Information for Occupational Surveillance and Research?
Antonsen E, Garbino A, Davis Reed R, Kehnhardt K
JEMS : a journal of emergency medical services
Above the Atmosphere: Unique medical challenges for commercial space flight tourism. JEMS. 2016 12; 41(12):35-9.
Above the Atmosphere: Unique medical challenges for commercial space flight tourism.
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 Jul 01; 91(7):543-564.
Gynecologic Risk Mitigation Considerations for Long-Duration Spaceflight.
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; 5:14.
Supplying a pharmacy for NASA exploration spaceflight: challenges and current understanding.
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Utility and Potential for High Altitude Crew Recovery Missions. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2017 Feb 01; 88(2):128-136.
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Utility and Potential for High Altitude Crew Recovery Missions.
Reyes DP, Masterova KS, Walton M, Kerstman EL, Antonsen EL
Assessment of Sex-Dependent Medical Outcomes During Spaceflight. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 08; 31(8):1145-1155.
Assessment of Sex-Dependent Medical Outcomes During Spaceflight.
Menon AS, Jourdan D, Nusbaum DM, Garbino A, Buckland DM, Norton S, Clark JB, Antonsen EL
Crew Recovery and Contingency Planning for a Manned Stratospheric Balloon Flight - the StratEx Program. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016 Oct; 31(5):524-31.
Crew Recovery and Contingency Planning for a Manned Stratospheric Balloon Flight - the StratEx Program.
Johansen BD, Blue RS, Castleberry TL, Antonsen EL, Vanderploeg JM
Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Pulmonary Concerns in Remote Spaceflight Triage Environments. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2018 Feb 01; 89(2):122-129.
Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Pulmonary Concerns in Remote Spaceflight Triage Environments.
Ahmed AS, Ramakrishnan R, Ramachandran V, Ramachandran SS, Phan K, Antonsen EL
Ultrasound diagnosis and therapeutic intervention in the spine. J Spine Surg. 2018 Jun; 4(2):423-432.
Ultrasound diagnosis and therapeutic intervention in the spine.
Antonsen EL, Connell E, Anton W, Reynolds RJ, Buckland DM, Van Baalen M
Updates to the NASA human system risk management process for space exploration. NPJ Microgravity. 2023 Sep 07; 9(1):72.
Updates to the NASA human system risk management process for space exploration.
Reyes DP, Carroll DJ, Walton ME, Antonsen EL, Kerstman EL
Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Prophylactic Surgery Before Extended-Duration Spaceflight. Surg Innov. 2021 Oct; 28(5):573-581.
Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Prophylactic Surgery Before Extended-Duration Spaceflight.
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; 5:15.
Limitations in predicting radiation-induced pharmaceutical instability during long-duration spaceflight.
Blue RS, Norton SC, Law J, Pattarini JM, Antonsen EL, Garbino A, Clark JB, Turney MW
Emergency medical support for a manned stratospheric balloon test program. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014 Oct; 29(5):532-7.
Emergency medical support for a manned stratospheric balloon test program.
Ramachandran V, Wang R, Ramachandran SS, Ahmed AS, Phan K, Antonsen EL
Effects of spaceflight on cartilage: implications on spinal physiology. J Spine Surg. 2018 Jun; 4(2):433-445.
Effects of spaceflight on cartilage: implications on spinal physiology.
Nowak ES, Reyes DP, Bryant BJ, Cap AP, Kerstman EL, Antonsen EL
Blood transfusion for deep space exploration. Transfusion. 2019 10; 59(10):3077-3083.
Blood transfusion for deep space exploration.
Nusbaum DM, Antonsen E, Bockhorst KH, Easley RB, Clark JB, Brady KM, Kibler KK, Sutton JP, Kramer L, Sargsyan AE
Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement techniques: examination using a novel ex-vivo porcine model. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2014 Jan; 85(1):50-4.
Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement techniques: examination using a novel ex-vivo porcine model.
Antonsen EL, Mulcahy RA, Rubin D, Blue RS, Canga MA, Shah R
Prototype Development of a Tradespace Analysis Tool for Spaceflight Medical Resources. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2018 Feb 01; 89(2):108-114.
Prototype Development of a Tradespace Analysis Tool for Spaceflight Medical Resources.
Garbino A, Nusbaum DM, Buckland DM, Menon AS, Clark JB, Antonsen EL
Emergency Medical Considerations in a Space-Suited Patient. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2016; 87(11):958-962.
Emergency Medical Considerations in a Space-Suited Patient.
Antonsen E, Reynolds RJ, Charvat J, Connell E, Monti A, Petersen D, Nartey N, Anton W, Abukmail A, Marotta K, Van Baalen M, Buckland DM
Causal diagramming for assessing human system risk in spaceflight. NPJ Microgravity. 2024 Mar 19; 10(1):32.
Causal diagramming for assessing human system risk in spaceflight.
Ocular conditions and injuries, detection and management in spaceflight. NPJ Microgravity. 2023 May 16; 9(1):37.
Ocular conditions and injuries, detection and management in spaceflight.
Reynolds RJ, Shelhamer M, Antonsen EL, Carpentier WR
Characterizing dehydration in short-term spaceflight using evidence from Project Mercury. NPJ Microgravity. 2024 Jun 11; 10(1):64.
Characterizing dehydration in short-term spaceflight using evidence from Project Mercury.
Dubourg J, Messerer M, Karakitsos D, Rajajee V, Antonsen E, Javouhey E, Cammarata A, Cotton M, Daniel RT, Denaro C, Douzinas E, Dubost C, Berhouma M, Kassai B, Rabilloud M, Gullo A, Hamlat A, Kouraklis G, Mannanici G, Marill K, Merceron S, Poularas J, Ristagno G, Noble V, Shah S, Kimberly H, Cammarata G, Moretti R, Geeraerts T
Individual patient data systematic review and meta-analysis of optic nerve sheath diameter ultrasonography for detecting raised intracranial pressure: protocol of the ONSD research group. Syst Rev. 2013 Aug 06; 2:62.
Individual patient data systematic review and meta-analysis of optic nerve sheath diameter ultrasonography for detecting raised intracranial pressure: protocol of the ONSD research group.
Whetsel C, Levine JS, Hoffman SJ, Luckey CM, Watts KD, Antonsen EL
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Utilizing Martian samples for future planetary exploration-Characterizing hazards and resources. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jan 14; 122(2):e2404251121.
Utilizing Martian samples for future planetary exploration-Characterizing hazards and resources.
Shafer S, Schaffer D, Anderson G, Antonsen E
Medical Toxicology Considerations for Space Exploration. Wilderness Environ Med. 2025 Sep; 36(1_suppl):138S-147S.
Medical Toxicology Considerations for Space Exploration.
Whetsel CW, Levine JS, Hoffman SJ, Antonsen EL
Reply to Siqueira-Batista and Gómez: Underscoring the importance of biosafety for the return of Martian samples. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jun 03; 122(22):e2508447122.
Reply to Siqueira-Batista and Gómez: Underscoring the importance of biosafety for the return of Martian samples.
University of Illinois, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency
Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Emergency Medicine
Norton Rose Fulbright Teaching and Evaluation Award
Johnson Space Center Group Achievement Award
Aerospace Medicine Resident and Student Organization
Padaki AS, Zarzour AL, Keene KR, Canepa CA, Levin DR, Antonsen EL
Clinical validation of non-contact vital signs in an emergency department setting. Front Med Technol. 2025; 7:1728913.
Clinical validation of non-contact vital signs in an emergency department setting.
Immune and vascular dysfunction in diabetic wound healing. J Wound Care. 2016 07 01; 25(Sup7):S35-S46.
Immune and vascular dysfunction in diabetic wound healing.
Antonsen E, Fogarty J, Menon A, Harris NS
Medicine in the Final Frontier. Wilderness Environ Med. 2025 Sep; 36(1_suppl):1S-2S.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Hormonal contraception and HIV disease progression. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Oct 01; 47(7):945-51.
Hormonal contraception and HIV disease progression.