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House Officer V

Neil AntonsonNeil Antonson, MD

Hometown:  Grand Forks, North Dakota

Medical School:  University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

What inspired your interest in orthopaedic surgery?

I have the privilege of helping patients regain lost function, enable them to re-engage in activities of daily living after being limited by pain and disease, and fix injuries that patients suffer on some of their worst days so that they may better enjoy their best days.

What are three things people don't know about you?

  • I enjoy running, hiking, and being outdoors.
  • I’m an avid woodworker without the time.
  • I’m a science podcast nerd.

Erik Moore, MDErik Moore

Hometown:  Eagle River, Alaska

Medical School:  University of Washington School of Medicine - Alaska WWAMI

What inspired your interest in orthopaedic surgery?

My interest in orthopaedics began early watching my dad cover sports teams and care for the local community with a small orthopaedic practice in Alaska. I pursued a degree in engineering and saw the connection between these two fields along with the opportunity to really improve people’s quality of life.

What are three things people don't know about you?

  • I grew up in Alaska and spent as much time as I could fishing in Prince William Sound and skiing at Alyeska.
  • I got my degree in engineering and prior to medical school I kicked around the idea of being an astronaut during an internship at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
  • My mom was a nurse at UNMC and my dad graduated from the orthopaedic residency here in the early 90’s.

Joseph Nash, MDJoseph Nash

Hometown:  Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Medical School:  University of Louisville School of Medicine

What inspired your interest in orthopaedic surgery?

The direct, functional impact orthopedics makes on affected patients so they may get their quality of life back.

What are three things people don't know about you?

  • I was a college baseball pitcher.
  • While in college, I used to perform at a dueling piano bar.
  • I lived in Switzerland for 6 months when I was 11 to learn how to speak French.

John RosenbergJohn Rosenberg, MD

Hometown:  Tucson, Arizona

Medical School:  Creighton University School of Medicine

What inspired your interest in orthopaedic surgery?

I think many people base a significant portion of their quality of life on their ability to move functionally and without pain. Orthopaedics is uniquely situated in medicine in its ability to provide others with improved functional movement and reduction of pain, in a manner that can be transformative to one’s quality of life.

What are three things people don't know about you?

  • I finished one ultra marathon, and have not been running nearly as much since. 
  • I graduated from the Air Force Academy.
  • I love reading about American history and westerns.

John Werner, MDJohn Werner

Hometown:  Billings, Montana

Medical School:  Creighton University School of Medicine

What inspired your interest in orthopaedic surgery?

I was drawn to medicine as a means to serve others. Orthopedics piqued my interest because of the tangible benefit and improvement in quality of life that it can provide patients as I have experienced personally and through friends and family.

What are three things people don't know about you?

  • I couples matched to Nebraska with my girlfriend who is a first year Emergency Medicine resident.
  • My hobbies include playing basketball, watching Notre Dame football, golf, and spending time with the family dogs.
  • I am the third of four brothers and am the first member of my family to graduate from medical school. My older brother is now a second year medical student at the University of Washington.