Dr. Berklite is a member of the Division of Pediatric Pathology and Director of Autopsy and Gross Room Services at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Clinical Interests
General pediatric pathology, pediatric and perinatal autopsy, pediatric liver tumors
Research Interests
Pediatric liver tumors, non-neoplastic liver pathology
Certifications
The American Board of Pathology – Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
The American Board of Pathology – Pediatric Pathology
Education & Training
MD- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 2013-2017
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 2017-2021
Pediatric Pathology Fellowship- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center 2021-2022
Awards
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Hidden Gem Award November – January 2025
Representative Publications
- Eloseily E, Romankevych I, Sabit T, Berklite L, Ranganathan S, Rosen P, Henrickson M, Huggins J, Schulert G, Grom A. Hepatic Manifestations in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Macrophage Activation Syndrome. J Rheumatol. 2025 Dec 15:jrheum.2025-0699. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2025-0699. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41397861.
- Rees MA, Acord MR, Berklite LE, Alazraki AL, Chung EM, Khanna G, Kolbe AB, Morin CE, Ro E, Schooler GR, Syed AB, Tang ER, Towbin AJ, Squires JH. Benign and Malignant Pediatric Liver Masses: Radiologic-Pathologic Update from the Pediatric LI-RADS Working Group. Radiographics. 2025 Nov;45(11):e240246. doi: 10.1148/rg.240246. PMID: 41129330.
- Glaser K, Berklite L, Hickner BT, Rao P, Patel RH, Badachhape AA, Roy S, Schepers E, Timchenko NA, Geller JI, Ranganathan S, Tiao GM, Aronow B, Takebe T, Woodfield SE, Vasudevan SA, DePasquale EAK, Bondoc AJ. Oncogenic Role of Aberrant EZH2 in Hepatoblastoma. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Aug 1:2025.07.30.667506. doi: 10.1101/2025.07.30.667506. PMID: 40766612; PMCID: PMC12324517.
- Schwartz TS, Mouzaki M, Berklite L, Lopez-Nunez OF, Miethke A, Xanthakos SA, Vitale DS. Pediatric endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy: 3-year experience. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 May;80(5):920-925. doi: 10.1002/jpn3.70001. Epub 2025 Feb 7. PMID: 39916514; PMCID: PMC12066924.
- Berklite L, Malik F, Ranganathan S, Gupta A. Pediatric hepatic vascular tumors: clinicopathologic characteristics of 33 cases and proposed updates to current classification schemes. Hum Pathol. 2023 Nov;141:78-89. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.05.013. Epub 2023 Jun 3. PMID: 37277077.
- Berklite L, Shenoy A, Hollowell M, Fung B, Ranganathan S. Focal Nodular Hyperplasia-Like Lesions With Glypican-3 Positivity in Infancy. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2023 Jan-Feb;26(1):30-38. doi: 10.1177/10935266221122934. Epub 2022 Dec 22. PMID: 36546616.
- Berklite L, Ranganathan S. Teratoid Hepatoblastoma-Our Experience. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 13;14(24):6135. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246135. PMID: 36551621; PMCID: PMC9776033.