Tuesday–Friday
8:30am–4:30pm
Specialists 331 is a medical practice providing dedicated endocrinology care, located at 331 Buckley St, Aberfeldie.
We have four specialist endocrinologists - Dr Rita Upreti, Dr Karen Van, Dr Annabel Jones and Dr Holly Wang. Endocrinologists provide care for people with conditions including diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, and endocrine issues affecting the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands, as well as ovaries and testes. First appointments are usually in person, with telehealth an option for review appointments.
If you see a different endocrinologist or specialist elsewhere, or are referred directly by your GP, all patients can still access the following services:
Diabetes nurse educator - Maree Bell has extensive experience in all types of diabetes care, and has a particular interest in helping optimise care with continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps.
Dietitian - Luke Neill provides evidence-based dietetic care in endocrine conditions such as diabetes (including carbohydrate counting), obesity and osteoporosis, but also consults on a range of other conditions such as coeliac disease and irritable bowel syndrome.
Infusions - Each week, our visiting specialist GP provides an IV infusion service for zoledronic acid and iron
All referrers can expect prompt communication including clear plans of action and follow up arrangements
DR RITA UPRETI
MBChB PhD FRACP, Adult Endocrinologist
Rita is an Endocrinologist and her extensive training background includes her medical degree from the University of Auckland, NZ, PhD in Endocrinology from the University of Edinburgh, UK, and Andrology Fellowship, through Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne. Rita has ongoing public Endocrinology specialist positions at Monash Health, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Western Health and Monash University. She maintains active involvement in teaching and research.
Rita welcomes diabetes and endocrinology referrals and sees people with a range of endocrine issues such as diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis and other metabolic bone disorders, and conditions affecting the pituitary, thyroid and adrenal glands. She has a sub-speciality interest in reproductive endocrinology including fertility and andrology.
Consultations with Rita are available on Tuesday afternoons, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings.
DR KAREN VAN
MBBS BPharm FRACP, Adult Endocrinologist
Karen graduated from Deakin University and undertook her physician training at Monash Health in Melbourne. She subsequently completed her endocrinology advanced training at Austin Health, Northern Health, Eastern Health and Monash Health. Before studying post graduate medicine, Karen graduated from Monash University’s Victorian College of Pharmacy and worked as a pharmacist for several years. Karen is currently undertaking a PhD in osteoporosis and kidney disease with Monash University.
Karen provides patient-centred care and welcomes referrals in diabetes and general endocrinology. Karen is also fluent in Cantonese.
Consultations with Karen are available on Wednesdays.
DR ANNABEL JONES
MBBS(Hons) BMedSci(Hons) FRACP, Adult Endocrinologist
Dr Annabel Jones graduated from Monash University and completed internship and Basic Physician Training at the Alfred Hospital. She completed specialist training in Endocrinology at the Alfred Hospital and Western Health. Annabel is involved in research and medical student teaching and is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Melbourne.
Annabel welcomes referrals in all areas of General Endocrinology and Diabetes including type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes (including insulin pumps), endocrine disorders in pregnancy, osteoporosis, adrenal, pituitary, thyroid and parathyroid diseases, men’s and women’s hormonal issues and obesity. She takes a holistic and patient centred approach to care with emphasis on communication and individualised management.
Consultations with Annabel are available on Tuesday afternoons.
DR HOLLY WANG
MBBS(Hons) FRACP, Adult Endocrinologist
Dr Holly Wang completed her medical degree at Monash University, graduating with MBBS (Hons) . She then went on to complete Basic Physician Training at Monash Health, followed by specialist training in endocrinology at Monash Health, Eastern Health, Austin Health and The Northern Hospital. She has contributed diabetes research to national and international journals and has presented at national endocrine conferences.
Holly is passionate about combining evidence-based medicine with a warm, empathetic and individualised approach to deliver excellent patient care. Holly welcomes referrals across all aspects of diabetes and endocrinology. Holly is also fluent in Mandarin.
Consultations with Holly are available on Fridays.
MAREE BELL
RN CDE Div1, Credentialed Diabetes Nurse Educator
Maree is a registered nurse with 40 years’ experience, including emergency, community and palliative care nursing. Maree has been a Credentialed Diabetes Educator for the last 16 years and has a special interest in Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, pre diabetes and Gestational diabetes. She has completed the Oz DAFNE facilitator course and has extensive experience in Type 1 diabetes and management, including continuous glucose monitoring and insulin pump therapy.
Maree is the person to help you on your journey and to empower you and help you to live a healthy life with diabetes. Maree offers personalised support keeping in mind everyone’s journey is different. She is knowledgeable, friendly, approachable and non-judgmental, and encourages self-management helping patients to take control of their own health and lead a fulfilling, healthy, happy and active life.
Consultations with Maree are available on Fridays.
LUKE NEILL
Masters of Dietetics, Accredited Practicing Dietitian
Luke is an Advanced Practising Gastrostomy Dietitian and an Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) with over 15 years’ experience working across clinical, community and private dietetics services. He has over 10 years of experience working within a multi-disciplinary diabetes service. He actively works with patients with all forms of diabetes in a supportive and caring approach.
Luke is happy to support you in distinguishing fact from fiction in nutrition and diabetes, and translate evidence-based guidelines into day-to-day application. He can educate you regarding carbohydrate counting and help interpret dietary impacts on continued glucose monitoring (CGMS).
Luke is also able to support you with weight management and nutritional aspects of other endocrine conditions such as osteoporosis, heart health (cholesterol/blood pressure/fluid management), gastrointestinal health (coeliac, IBS, FODMAP, IBD), gastrostomy tubes and kidney health.
Consultations with Luke are available on Monday afternoons/evening.
TAMMY CARTLEDGE
Medical Receptionist
Tammy has been working in medical administration for over 10 years. Specialising in managing front desk operations, scheduling appointments, and maintaining electronic health records, she ensures a seamless flow of patient services.
Tammy is committed to delivering superior administrative assistance and compassionate care to patients.
Tammy is in the office Tuesday to Friday to assist with your enquiries.
INFUSIONS
We welcome referrals for intravenous infusion administration of:
ZOLEDRONIC ACID for osteoporosis/ bone health
IRON for iron deficiency
All infusions require a referral and prescription from your treating doctor.
Our infusion clinic runs weekly on Tuesday mornings.
Referring doctors:
Please complete the Online Referral Form. When we receive a referral, we will get in touch with patients directly to book in.
Please also provide your patient with a prescription so they can collect their medication to bring with them to their infusion appointment.
PDF version is available here: Referral Form.
All appointments require a valid/current referral
If you are a new patient or referrer, please send referrals to:
OR fax to 03 9000 4192
OR healthlink ‘drupreti’
Every referral is reviewed and triaged, after which one of our team will be in touch with you and/or your referring doctor.
We warmly welcome all people in our clinic, regardless of background, ability, culture, ethnicity, religion, gender or sexuality.
Specialists 331 is wheelchair accessible.
If you require an interpreter, please let us know in advance so we can arrange this prior to your appointment.
Our address is 331 Buckley Street, Aberfeldie, VIC, 3040 (directions)
We are directly on the 903 bus route
We are 1.6 km from the Essendon train station
Parking is available onsite (entry from Buckley Street) or there is also plenty of street parking outside/close to the practice. **Please note, Buckley Street parking directly outside is a clearway between 3:30-4 PM on school days**
To allow us to provide a high quality of healthcare, we are a private billing practice.
At the time of enquiry or booking, we will be able to give you details of fees, which will vary.
Payment is required immediately after your appointment. We take debit or credit card payments (all common card types). We are unable to accept cash, bank transfer or cheque payments.
Late cancellations or no shows may incur a cancellation fee. Please let us know at least 48 hours in advance if you can’t make it to your appointment, so we can offer this to someone else.
We appreciate your support as we endeavour to provide timely and high quality healthcare.
We currently have consulting room availability for doctors from any specialty.
Rooms are spacious, with flexibility in consulting times, a wide referral base, free all day parking on site, and competitive rates for rooms both with and without admin support.
Please get in touch to discuss further.