João Lobo Antunes
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João Lobo Antunes, MD (ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ ˈloβu ɐ̃ˈtunɨʃ); born 4 June 1944) is a Portuguese
neurosurgeon.
as the second of six sons of João Alfredo de Figueiredo Lobo Antunes (born 1915), prominent Neurologist
and Professor
, close collaborator of Egas Moniz
, Nobel prize of physiology, and wife Margarida da Beira Cardoso de Melo Machado, daughter of Joaquim José Machado, 70th, 82nd and 91st Governor
of Mozambique and 110th Governor of Portuguese India
, and wife Mariana Cardoso de Melo. His great-grandfather in male line was an illegitimate son of Bernardo António de Brito Antunes, 1st Viscount of Nazaré. His brother is novelist António Lobo Antunes
.
He has a degree
in Medicine
by the University of Lisbon (1968). He then went to the USA, and worked in the Department
of Neurosurgery
of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
and taught at the Columbia University
. In 1983 he returned to Portugal
, to get a PhD
from the University of Lisbon. A year later he was Professor
in Neurosurgery
at the Faculty of Medicine.
In 1990, he was elected vice-president of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies; in 1999 he was elected the President of the Europe
an Neurosurgery Society.
In 1996, he was elected President of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Medicine. In the same year, he received the prestigious Pessoa Award (Prémio Pessoa).
He is the author of more than 150 scientific articles and wrote 4 books: "A way to be" (Um Modo de Ser), "In a happy city" (Numa cidade feliz), NY Memories and other essays" (Memória de Nova Iorque e outros ensaios) and "About the hand and other essays" (Sobre a mão e outros ensaios).
His research focused in the study of the hypothalamus
and the hypophysis
. In 1982/83 he was the first surgeon
to implant an electronic device in the eye
of a blind
man.
He is Professor of Neurosurgery
in the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon, Director of the Department of Neurosurgery of the Saint Mary Hospital
(Hospital de Santa Maria) in Lisbon
and is the President of the Portuguese Academy of Medicine.
descent, married secondly to Luís Vicente de Castro Guimarães, representative of the title of Count
of Castro Guimarães with Coat of Arms
(born Lisbon, 8 November 1932 and himself divorced from Maria Enrica Mandillo with three daughters), with one daughter, by whom he has three daughters: Margarida de Oliveira Lobo Antunes on 31 August 1970 (wife of Frederico de Matos e Noronha and mother of João (born 8 August 1996), twins Madalena and Pedro (born 13 February 1999) and Margarida (born 8 September 2006)); Maria João de Oliveira Lobo Antunes in 1974 (married); and Paula de Oliveira Lobo Antunes in New York
, New York County, New York
, 20 January 1976, an actress with a degree in Medical Biology
(married on 20 September 2003 and divorced Oliver Burns).
He married secondly in Cascais
on 6 May 1983 and divorced Maria do Espírito Santo Silva Salgado (born Lisbon, Lapa, 8 June 1943), daughter of João Carlos Roma Machado Cardoso Salgado (1916 - ?), Economist
and 954th Associate of the Second Tauromachic Club, and wife, married in Cascais, Maria da Conceição Cohen do Espírito Santo Silva (born Lisbon, São Mamede, 21 December 1920), sister of Ricardo Salgado and widow married in Cascais on 6 August 1965 of João Maria Coelho e Campos Poppe (Lisbon, Lapa, 11 June 1943 - Lisbon, 17 June 1982), with four children, by whom he has one daughter: Madalena Sofia Salgado Lobo Antunes (born Cascais, 30 October 1984).
He married thirdly on 28 December 2002 Maria do Céu Soares Machado (born Lisbon, Santos-o-Velho
, 1 October 1949), daughter of Carlos Augusto Soares Machado (Sá da Bandeira
, Angola
, 27 November 1920 - Spain
, 25 August 1984) and wife Maria da Conceição Cordeiro Lourinho (born Portalegre, São Lourenço) and sister of Genealogist José Carlos Lourinho Soares Machado, without issue.
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
neurosurgeon.
Life and career
João Lobo Antunes was born in LisbonLisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
as the second of six sons of João Alfredo de Figueiredo Lobo Antunes (born 1915), prominent Neurologist
Neurologist
A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders.Neurology is the medical specialty related to the human nervous system. The nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. A specialist...
and Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
, close collaborator of Egas Moniz
Egas Moniz
António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz , known as Egas Moniz , was a Portuguese neurologist and the developer of cerebral angiography...
, Nobel prize of physiology, and wife Margarida da Beira Cardoso de Melo Machado, daughter of Joaquim José Machado, 70th, 82nd and 91st Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Mozambique and 110th Governor of Portuguese India
Portuguese India
The Portuguese Viceroyalty of India , later the Portuguese State of India , was the aggregate of Portugal's colonial holdings in India.The government started in 1505, six years after the discovery of a sea route to India by Vasco da Gama, with the nomination of the first Viceroy Francisco de...
, and wife Mariana Cardoso de Melo. His great-grandfather in male line was an illegitimate son of Bernardo António de Brito Antunes, 1st Viscount of Nazaré. His brother is novelist António Lobo Antunes
António Lobo Antunes
António Lobo Antunes, GCSE, MD ; born 1 September 1942) is a Portuguese novelist and medical doctor.-Life and career:António Lobo Antunes was born in Lisbon as the eldest of six sons of João Alfredo de Figueiredo Lobo Antunes , prominent Neurologist and Professor, close collaborator of Egas Moniz,...
.
He has a degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
in Medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
by the University of Lisbon (1968). He then went to the USA, and worked in the Department
Academic department
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of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital is a prominent university hospital in New York City affiliated with two Ivy League medical schools: Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons and Cornell University's Weill Medical College. It is composed of two distinct medical centers, Columbia...
and taught at the Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. In 1983 he returned to Portugal
Portugal
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, to get a PhD
PHD
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from the University of Lisbon. A year later he was Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
at the Faculty of Medicine.
In 1990, he was elected vice-president of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies; in 1999 he was elected the President of the Europe
Europe
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an Neurosurgery Society.
In 1996, he was elected President of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Medicine. In the same year, he received the prestigious Pessoa Award (Prémio Pessoa).
He is the author of more than 150 scientific articles and wrote 4 books: "A way to be" (Um Modo de Ser), "In a happy city" (Numa cidade feliz), NY Memories and other essays" (Memória de Nova Iorque e outros ensaios) and "About the hand and other essays" (Sobre a mão e outros ensaios).
His research focused in the study of the hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
The Hypothalamus is a portion of the brain that contains a number of small nuclei with a variety of functions...
and the hypophysis
Hypophysis
Hypophysis may refer to:*Pituitary gland*Hypophysis...
. In 1982/83 he was the first surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
to implant an electronic device in the eye
Human eye
The human eye is an organ which reacts to light for several purposes. As a conscious sense organ, the eye allows vision. Rod and cone cells in the retina allow conscious light perception and vision including color differentiation and the perception of depth...
of a blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
man.
He is Professor of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
in the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon, Director of the Department of Neurosurgery of the Saint Mary Hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
(Hospital de Santa Maria) in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
and is the President of the Portuguese Academy of Medicine.
Marriages and issue
He married firstly and divorced Ana Maria Plantier Couvreur de Oliveira (born 11 July 1944), daughter of Guilherme Couvreur de Oliveira (27 October 1914 - ?) and wife Maria do Carmo da Fonseca Plantier (born 1920), both of FrenchFrench people
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descent, married secondly to Luís Vicente de Castro Guimarães, representative of the title of Count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
of Castro Guimarães with Coat of Arms
Coat of arms
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(born Lisbon, 8 November 1932 and himself divorced from Maria Enrica Mandillo with three daughters), with one daughter, by whom he has three daughters: Margarida de Oliveira Lobo Antunes on 31 August 1970 (wife of Frederico de Matos e Noronha and mother of João (born 8 August 1996), twins Madalena and Pedro (born 13 February 1999) and Margarida (born 8 September 2006)); Maria João de Oliveira Lobo Antunes in 1974 (married); and Paula de Oliveira Lobo Antunes in New York
New York City
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, New York County, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, 20 January 1976, an actress with a degree in Medical Biology
Medical biology
Medical biology is a field of biology that has practical applications in medicine, health care and laboratory diagnostics. It includes many biomedical disciplines and areas of specialty that typically contain the "bio-" prefix such as:...
(married on 20 September 2003 and divorced Oliver Burns).
He married secondly in Cascais
Cascais
Cascais is a coastal town in Cascais Municipality in Portugal, 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal. The former fishing village gained fame as a resort for Portugal's royal...
on 6 May 1983 and divorced Maria do Espírito Santo Silva Salgado (born Lisbon, Lapa, 8 June 1943), daughter of João Carlos Roma Machado Cardoso Salgado (1916 - ?), Economist
Economist
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and 954th Associate of the Second Tauromachic Club, and wife, married in Cascais, Maria da Conceição Cohen do Espírito Santo Silva (born Lisbon, São Mamede, 21 December 1920), sister of Ricardo Salgado and widow married in Cascais on 6 August 1965 of João Maria Coelho e Campos Poppe (Lisbon, Lapa, 11 June 1943 - Lisbon, 17 June 1982), with four children, by whom he has one daughter: Madalena Sofia Salgado Lobo Antunes (born Cascais, 30 October 1984).
He married thirdly on 28 December 2002 Maria do Céu Soares Machado (born Lisbon, Santos-o-Velho
Santos-o-Velho
Santos-o-Velho is one of the 53 freguesias of Lisbon, Portugal, with an area of 0.51 km² and 4,013 inhabitants...
, 1 October 1949), daughter of Carlos Augusto Soares Machado (Sá da Bandeira
Lubango
Lubango is the capital city of the Angolan province of Huíla. Its last known population was 100,757. Until 1975, the city's official name was Sá da Bandeira.-Portuguese rule:...
, Angola
Angola (Portugal)
Angola is the common name by which the Portuguese colony in southwestern Africa was known across different periods of time...
, 27 November 1920 - Spain
Spain
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, 25 August 1984) and wife Maria da Conceição Cordeiro Lourinho (born Portalegre, São Lourenço) and sister of Genealogist José Carlos Lourinho Soares Machado, without issue.