Manuel J Antunes, MD PhD DSCEmeritus Professor, University of Coimbra Medical School
Past Director, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation of Thoracic Organs of the University Hospital of Coimbra
Deputy Director, Portuguese Journal of Cardiology
Associate Editor, Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Member Editorial Board, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Fellow, European Society of Cardiology and American College of Cardiology
Member, American Association for Thoracic surgery and European Association of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Honorary Member, Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mexican Society of Cardiovascular Surgery and Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland
Honorary President Portuguese Society of Cardiology; Past President, College of Cardiothoracic Surgery and National Academy of Medicine of Portugal
Author of more than 500 scientific papers published in indexed journals and more than 1.150 presentations in congresses and other scientific meetings.