Department of Urology | Fellows
![Eric Bortnick headshot](https://dme.childrenshospital.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Fellow-Eric-Bortnick-Headshot-.jpg)
Eric Bortnick, MD, MMSc-MedEd
Hometown: Oradell, New Jersey
Medical school: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Clinical interests: General pediatric urology, stones, voiding dysfunction
Research interests: Simulation in medical education, interdisciplinary communication
Link to publications
![](https://dme.childrenshospital.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/fellow-cai-headshot-new-683x1024.jpg)
Peter Cai, MD
Hometown: Miami, FL
Medical school: University of Florida, College of Medicine
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell, Department of Urology
Clinical interests: Genitourinary reconstruction, vesicoureteral reflux
Research interests: Comparative effectiveness, optimizing screening and work-up of urinary tract infections
Link to publications
![](https://dme.childrenshospital.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/fellow-ramakrishnan-headshot.jpeg)
Venkat Ramakrishnan, MD, PhD
Hometown: Lexington, KY
Medical school: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Graduate school: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Residency: Harvard Program in Urology at Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Clinical interests: Complex reconstruction, bladder exstrophy, oncology
Research interests: Bladder therapeutics, drug delivery, medical device design, tissue engineering
![](https://dme.childrenshospital.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/fellow-softness-headshot-683x1024.jpg)
Kenneth Softness, MD
Hometown: Miami, FL
Medical school: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Clinical interests: Complex reconstruction, robotics, spina bifida
Research interests: Health Services Research, Transitional Care, Advocacy and Policy