Dr. Rafael C. Bundoc is a pioneering orthopaedic spine surgeon in the Philippines and is widely recognized for introducing Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) in the country. He is a Professor at the University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine and former Chairperson of its Department of Anatomy, while actively practicing at the Philippine General Hospital as part of the University Physicians Spine Specialists group. Dr. Bundoc specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, scoliosis surgery, and spinal reconstruction, with advanced fellowship training in cervical spine surgery at Oxford University, United Kingdom, and pediatric spine surgery at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In addition to his clinical and academic work, he is also an innovator and inventor, having developed medical and educational devices including the Bundoc ESR™ ergonomic spine instrument and the DISSECT immersion anatomy table. He is a Fellow of the Philippine Orthopaedic Association (POA) and a respected leader in spine education and surgical innovation in the Philippines.