“Deep analogical thinking is the practice of recognizing conceptual similarities in multiple domains or scenarios that may seem to have little in common on the surface.”
David Epstein, Range
American Journalist
Breaking Barriers:
The Future of Space Exploration
Bridging Medicine, Engineering and Risk
Dr. Antonsen provides a unique set of expertise to the human spaceflight industry. With formal education and experience in engineering, medicine, and risk analysis and management, Dr. Antonsen has combined these domains, maintaining active practice in each for over a decade. He has operational experience with the StrateX and Stratos high altitude skydives. He guided award winning research and development for NASA’s Human Research Program, designing and developing Crew Health and Performance Systems for exploration missions to the moon and Mars.
He has served as faculty at Baylor College of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine and Center for Space Medicine and Harvard Medical School and lectured at MIT. He is an attending physician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA and Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston, TX. He has taught emergency medicine, space medicine, aerospace physiology and life support systems, and more. He has been an invited speaker at over 20 international forums.
Dr. Antonsen's educational background includes BS, MS, and PhD degrees in aerospace engineering and he is currently a practicing emergency medicine physician in Houston Texas. He continues to do research developing advanced risk assessment and analysis capabilities. Current research interests include space medicine, risk network analysis, AI in medicine, and space health systems design.
Helping you navigate the complexity of exploration.
Antarch Consulting LLC occupies a unique space at the nexus of medicine, engineering, and risk. In a world where knowledge siloes limit the ability of companies to approach complexity, having help figuring out where to start and how can make the difference between success and failure.
“Deep analogical thinking is the practice of recognizing conceptual similarities in multiple domains or scenarios that may seem to have little in common on the surface.”
David Epstein, Range
American Journalist
Breaking Barriers:
The Future of Space Exploration
Bridging Medicine, Engineering and Risk
Dr. Antonsen provides a unique set of expertise to the human spaceflight industry. With formal education and experience in engineering, medicine, and risk analysis and management, Dr. Antonsen has combined these domains, maintaining active practice in each for over a decade. He has taught emergency medicine, space medicine, aerospace physiology and life support systems, and more. He has been an invited speaker at over 20 international forums.
Dr. Antonsen's educational background includes BS, MS, and PhD degrees in aerospace engineering and he is currently a practicing emergency medicine physician in Houston Texas. He continues to do research developing advanced risk assessment and analysis capabilities. Current research interests include space medicine, risk network analysis, AI in medicine, and space health systems design.
Helping you navigate the complexity of exploration.
Antarch Consulting LLC occupies a unique space at the nexus of medicine, engineering, and risk. In a world where knowledge siloes limit the ability of companies to approach complexity, having help figuring out where to start and how can make the difference between success and failure.
“Deep analogical thinking is the practice of recognizing conceptual similarities in multiple domains or scenarios that may seem to have little in common on the surface.”
Dr. Antonsen's educational background includes BS, MS, and PhD degrees in aerospace engineering and he is currently a practicing emergency medicine physician in Houston Texas. He continues to do research developing advanced risk assessment and analysis capabilities.
Helping you navigate the complexity of exploration.
Antarch Consulting LLC occupies a unique space at the nexus of medicine, engineering, and risk. In a world where knowledge siloes limit the ability of companies to approach complexity, having help figuring out where to start and how can make the difference between success and failure.