“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 Cheltenham and the surrounding areas of Melbourne. Dr Gupta performs procedures at Holmesglen Private Hospital, Glen Iris Private, Cabrini Malvern, and at The Bays in Mornington. He consults at in Moorabbin, Burwood, 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.
A (very) brief history of Cheltenham!
The name of the suburb came from the Cheltenham Inn, opened by Charles Whorral from Cheltenham, Gloustershire, England, in 1853 in the place known as Two Acre Village (1852). The land-owner, Josiah Holloway, who subdivided the land into two-acre lots formed a northwards track, now Chesterville Road, from the Brighton Road (now Nepean Highway). The intersection of these two routes formed the nucleus of Cheltenham.
By 1865 Cheltenham had two hotels, a mechanics’ institute, a post office and coach or omnibus services to Brighton, Mornington and Melbourne. The lightly timbered and grassed countryside was much cultivated by farmers and market gardeners, and the district’s estimated population was 250 persons.
For a short time the mechanics’ institute was the home of a Church of Christ which had begun in about 1859 at the corner of Chesterville and Wickham Roads. In 1878 the church built a brick chapel closer to the village, in Chesterville Road just north of Nepean Highway. The chapel is included in the present church.