Yolanda Ribas is a surgeon at the Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa in Barcelona, Spain. She completed her surgical training at the Hospital de Bellvitge (Barcelona) and earned her PhD with research on xenotransplantation in rodent models. Over time, she developed a focus on colorectal surgery, with a progressive dedication to pelvic floor disorders. She is committed to supporting patients affected by often-overlooked conditions such as faecal incontinence and functional constipation. Her clinical research focuses on bowel dysfunctions related to conditions like pelvic radiation and Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS). She has led an interdisciplinary project under the Catalan Society of Surgery, involving both patients and healthcare professionals, aimed at improving the management of LARS across hospitals treating rectal cancer in Catalonia.