Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD

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Chief, Fetal and Neonatal Imaging
Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging
Professor, UC Department of Radiology

beth.kline-fath@cchmc.org
Board Certified

About

Biography

Beth M. Kline-Fath began the fetal imaging program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. As section chief of fetal imaging, she has trained many other physicians, presented international and national, and worked on many committees to advance this new specialty. Dr. Kline-Fath also served as chief editor and wrote several chapters for a textbook Fundamentals and Advanced Fetal Imaging: MRI and US. Recently, Beth Kline-Fath has worked to implement the use of an innovative small bore dedicated MR unit in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Interests

Pediatric radiology; fetal and neonatal imaging

Services and Specialties

Publications

MRI, General Movements, and Neurological Examination for Early Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis in Preterm Infants. Jain, S; Harpster, K; Merhar, S; Kline-Fath, B; Altaye, M; Illapani, VSP; Peyton, C; Parikh, NA. Pediatrics. 2026.

Retinopathy of Prematurity and Risk of Structural Brain Abnormalities on Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Term Among Infants Born at Less Than or Equal to 32 Weeks of Gestation. Roy, S; Peterson, L; Kline-Fath, B; Parikh, NA. Journal of Pediatrics. 2025; 286:114711.

A Radiologist's Response to: Ethical Concerns Regarding Time-restricted Intussusception Reduction Policies. Seghers, VJ; Callahan, MJ; Darge, K; Donnelly, LF; Eghbal, A; Huisman, TA; Kline-Fath, BM; Milla, SS; Reid, JR; Rubin, MD; Sammer, MBK; Sher, AC. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2025; 60(10):162430.

Fetal cardiac masses. Rathore, B; Adamson, ME; Berklite, LE; Debnath, P; Kline-Fath, BM; Miles, KG; Morin, CE; Schneider, KA. Pediatric Radiology. 2025; 55(11):2400-2416.

Histologic Chorioamnionitis and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants. Peterson, LS; Roy, S; Jain, VG; Merhar, SL; Harpster, K; Parikh, NA. JAMA Network Open. 2025; 8(9):e2531158.

Prenatal Opioid Exposure Is Associated with Punctate White Matter Lesions in Term Newborns. Merhar, SL; Bann, CM; Mack, N; Newman, JE; Limperopoulos, C; Ambalavanan, N; Davis, JM; Demauro, SB; Lorch, SA; Wilson-Costello, DE; Poindexter, BB; Kapse, K; Kline-Fath, BM; Murnick, JG. Journal of Pediatrics. 2025; 284:114669.

Fetal MRI findings in conjoined twin pregnancies. Walcutt, JE; Kline-Fath, BM; Ayyala, RS; Lim, F-Y; Nagaraj, UD. Pediatric Radiology. 2025.

Slice-to-Volume Reconstruction of Fetal Brain MR Imaging in Clinical Practice. Nagaraj, UD; Greer, JS; Debnath, P; Tkach, JA; Kline-Fath, BM. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2025; 46(8):1726-1730.

Diffuse white matter abnormality is independently predictive of neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants. Derbie, AY; Tamm, L; Kline-Fath, B; Li, H; Harpster, K; Merhar, SL; He, L; Altaye, M; Parikh, NA. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 2025.

Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Fetuses With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Nagaraj, UD; Dudley, JA; Lam, K; Kline-Fath, BM; Merhar, SL; Mangano, FT; Yuan, W. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2025; 45(8):1045-1052.

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