“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 an experienced specialist gastroenterologist serving Hughesdale 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. Arun 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 brief history of Hughesdale!
Hughesdale was the site of the diversion of the Outer Circle Railway line (1890) from the Gippsland Line, but the area had no railway station until 1924. Coincidentally, an ill-fated line known as the Rosstown Railway diverged from the Gippsland line just east of Hughesdale, ending at Elsternwick, in 1891. The beginnings of the lines are now a linear park and the Galbally Reserve respectively.
The name came from Oakleigh’s Mayor James Hughes, who, with the Poath Road Railway Station League, succeeded in having a railway station provided. The Victorian Railways named the station Hughesdale. A primary school was also opened in 1924. Named Oakleigh South, it was renamed Hughesdale in 1938 (512 pupils, 2014).
The residential development of the area was pre and early postwar. Good examples of the late 1920s houses can be seen in Wilbur Crescent and Euston Road west of the Crescent. A strip shopping centre was active, but the proximity of the Chadstone shopping centre (1960) took business away from drapers, electrical goods and non-food shops, leaving mainly convenience goods as viable retail activities. Several shops have become cafes or non-retail service outlets.