“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 Deepdene, Balwyn, 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 Deepdene!
In 1884-85 the Deepdene housing subdivision was advertised, comprising the land bounded by Burke Road, Whitehorse Road and Deepdene Road, extending to slightly south of Deepdene Place. It was a well situated estate on the Burke Road overlooking a valley to the south. The name possibly alluded to the topography.
Deepdene was situated on the Outer Circle railway line (1891) which ran in an arc from Oakleigh to Fairfield. Opened partly with an eye to stimulating land speculation, the line through Deepdene was closed in 1893. A service was re-opened in 1900 but with the service not going beyond Deepdene. It was Melbourne’s last steam train service and closed in 1943. The station was behind the present primary school. Residential development languished during the 1890s, but slowly recovered in the 1910s. In 1911 a primary school was opened in a Congregational church and four years later the State primary school opened.
In 1913 a post office opened and the Cotham Road tram was extended to Burke Road (the north-west corner of the Deepdene estate) and in 1915 it was extended further east along Whitehorse Road. The line facilitated the building of the Deepdene shops along Whitehorse Road. In 1916 the Burke Road tram was extended along Deepdene’s western boundary.
East of the railway line near the Roystead railway station, there was the Roystead mansion and grounds. In 1935 the property was acquired for the Camberwell (Anglican) Grammar School. It was among the last of the unsubdivided areas of Deepdene, several having been cut up after World War I and given street names such as Kitchener and Haig.