Miguel Arede Antunes is an otorhinolaryngologist specialist with advanced training in otologic, rhinologic, endoscopic skull base, and cervicofacial surgery. He practises clinically at the ENT Department of Hospital CUF Tejo, is a Guest Assistant at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, and regularly contributes to the training of medical students.
Since the 2025/2026 academic year, he has been a PhD candidate in Bioengineering and Biosciences at Instituto Superior Técnico, researching the interface between inner ear function and vestibular biomechanics. Within the DAEDALUS multicentre project, which focuses on semicircular canal biomechanics and the evolution of endothermy, his work centres on collecting endolymph and perilymph from anaesthetised animals, drawing on his surgical experience in ENT.