Kenneth Softness | Medical Services
Specialties
- Bladder Exstrophy
- Circumcision
- Cloacal Anomalies
- Cloacal Exstrophy
- DMSA Renal Kidney Scan
- Duplex Collecting System
- Germ Cell Tumors
- Hematuria
- Hydrocele
- Hydronephrosis
- Hypospadias
- Inguinal Hernia
- Kidney Stones
- Megaureter
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Nephrectomy
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Phimosis and Paraphimosis
- Posterior Urethral Valves
- Renal MAG3 Scan
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Spina Bifida
- Teratoma
- Testicular Torsion
- Testicular Tumors
- Torsion of the Appendix Testis
- UTI
- Ureteral Surgery
- Ureterocele
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
- Urodynamics Testing
- Varicocele
- Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)
- Wilms Tumor
Programs & Services
Languages
- English
Kenneth Softness | Education
Undergraduate School
Cornell University
2012, Ithaca, NY
Graduate School
Georgetown University
2013, Washington, DC
Medical School
Georgetown University School of Medicine
2017, Washington, DC
Internship
Surgery- Preliminary
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
2018, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Urologic Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
2023, Boston, MA
Fellowship
Pediatric Urology
Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
2025, Boston, MA
Kenneth Softness | Professional History
Dr. Kenny Softness is a pediatric urologist and health services researcher in the Department of Urology at Boston Children's Hospital. HIs research uses quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate outcomes in patients with congenital urologic conditions as they transition from pediatric to adult care.
Dr. Softness graduated from Cornell University, and earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed urology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, MA, and completed his pediatric urology fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital. During his fellowship, he participated in the Harvard-wide Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship, and is completing a part-time Masters in Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Dr. Softness is interested in the breadth of pediatric urology, with a special interest in genitourinary reconstruction, and minimally invasive robotic surgery.