“At Universal Gastroenterology, we aim to provide an empathetic and professional service. The first step is to carefully listen to what the patient has to say and to clarify their concerns. We aim to provide a comprehensive approach to investigation, diagnosis and treatment informed by evidence-based medicine.”
Please contact our office on 03 9989 2777 to speak to our pleasant reception staff about booking in for a consultation.
Dr Arun Gupta, MBBS, FRACP, MD is a specialist gastroenterologist serving Burwood, Glen Iris, and the surrounding areas of Melbourne. He studied medicine at the University of Melbourne (1998) and trained in Melbourne, Sydney, and in Oxford (UK). Arun consults in Burwood, at Holmesglen Private Hospital, and in Mornington. He holds an honorary appointment as clinical research fellow at The Royal Melbourne Hospital.
An expert in managing all aspects of gastroenterology, hepatology (liver problems) and pancreatico-biliary disease, Dr Gupta has a particular interest in the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, eosinophilic oesophagitis and dyspepsia, as well as functional gastrointestinal disorders. He takes a holistic approach and personalises his recommendations to each patient.
Please see here for more information about endoscopic procedures that Dr Gupta performs. Arun is passionate about quality in endoscopy and has supervised many registrars (trainee specialists) to perform endoscopy competently and safely. He performs procedures at Cabrini Malvern, Holmesglen Private Hospital, Glen Iris Private, and at The Bays in Mornington.
A (brief) history of Burwood and Burwood East!
Burwood’s origins were in the village of Ballyshannassy, about 1 km east of Warrigal Road and which was surveyed in 1858. Ballyshannassy’s location is identifiable by the Burwood cemetery, police station and state school (1865-1992, Victorian Heritage Register), along with an unusual road layout off the south side of Burwood Highway. The commercial hub, however, grew around the intersection of Warrigal Road, Toorak Road and Burwood Highway, which survives as a strip shopping centre. ‘Burwood’ spread one kilometre westwards from Warrigal Road when the Hartwell Railway Station was renamed Burwood in 1909.
Ballyshannassy surrendered its name to Norwood, which in turn surrendered its name to Burwood in 1879. Burwood was the name of a house now known as Invergowie, built by Sir James Palmer in 1852 in Hawthorn West. The track to present day Burwood was Burwood Road (Hawthorn), Camberwell Road, and Toorak Road which becomes the Burwood Highway. The name travelled eastwards along the track.