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Eric Treat, MD is a Kidney Transplant Surgeon and Urologist with the Kidney Transplant Program at Texas Transplant Institute at Methodist Hospital | Specialty and Transplant. Dr. Treat's journey to the largest live donor kidney transplant program in the country has taken an unusual route-one that directed him to his ultimate passion and focus-outstanding patient care. From studying music composition in Colorado, teaching English in Japan, working as a baker, playing in world music groups in Indonesia and eventually to medical school in New Mexico, Dr. Treat's remarkable background built the foundation for his true vocation. Initially considering vascular surgery based on his desire to work with people, his love for biology and his need to do something technical with his hands, Dr. Treat's ultimate calling was an unexpected surprise. The first case I saw during my urology rotation was a kidney transplant. And that's when it all made sense," he says. Dr. Treat knew quickly that what he wanted to do was perform living donor nephrectomies in a high-volume center. He completed his medical degree at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque. Dr. Treat completed his internship in general surgery and his residency in urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). He served as an international volunteer in urology (IVUMed) travel medicine scholar in Dakar, Senegal between his internship and residency. Dr. Treat completed his fellowship through the American Society of Transplant Surgeons in the Department of Urology at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine where he also completed a clinical research fellowship in the Division of Nephrology. Dr. Treat is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, New Mexico Medical Association, American Urologic Association, American College of Surgeons and American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

Transplant Hepatologist Dr. Kavitha Thudi is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. She practices at the Texas Transplant Institute at Methodist Hospital and Methodist Hospital | Specialty and Transplant. Dr. Thudi is drawn to her field of expertise by the opportunity to treat patients with complex and challenging liver disease and to see them do well. She has a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from Rangaraya Medical College in India and she completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. She completed a fellowship in transplant hepatology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. After moving to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she served as a clinical instructor in internal medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, she completed a fellowship in gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition there. She worked as a transplant hepatologist at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Dr. Thudi is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association and American College of Gastroenterology. She is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology.