Doctor Rebecca Burgell is a consultant gastroenterologist with an interest in pelvic floor dysfunction and functional gastrointestinal disorders. She completed her PhD at the University of London examining the physiology of the lower bowel in patients with severe functional constipation at the National centre for bowel research and surgical innovation based at Bart’s Health in London. She is expert in performing anorectal physiology investigations and endoanal ultrasound. Dr Burgell currently works fulltime at Alfred Health and Monash University where she is head of the Functional gastrointestinal disorders service and is actively involved in research in the field.