Clinical Specialist & Clinical Adjunct Professor
Americans are living longer, thanks to medical advancements, but they’re often unable to access or afford care. A daughter of educators, Parmis was exposed to and embraced science early. Teaching and treating the underserved is also in her DNA. She spends her days with patients fighting opioid addiction and other life-threatening diseases. Away from the clinic, she’s fighting stereotypes and lifting up young women. Dr. Khatibi is a leading expert on mental health and wellness services. She provides clinical care to the most vulnerable community members suffering from mental health and addiction.
Parmis is engaged in solving some of the most pressing issues of our global economy and has served as Chairwoman for the World Affairs Council of Orange County, an Orange County Board of Supervisors Appointee to the HIV Planning Council, and is currently the statewide President for California Woman’s Leadership Association and past Chairwoman, Generations Council of Farhang Foundation.
Dr. Parmis Khatibi is an anticoagulation and antithrombotic clinical specialist at University of California, Irvine Medical Center as well as a Clinical Adjunct Professor for the University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy and USC School of Pharmacy. Dr. Khatibi manages a whole spectrum of patients in her clinic who require treatment of thromboembolic diseases and associated complications. Her clinical research interests are in venous thromboembolism and the degree of morbidity and mortality associated with this disease. Dr. Khatibi received her bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and attended The University of the Pacific where she earned her doctorate. She completed a postdoctoral/residency training program at Loma Linda University Medical Center. Prior to her matriculation for her doctorate, Parmis was a high school teacher in a poverty-stricken area of south central Los Angeles. She implemented many programs that dealt with gang prevention as well as self-esteem and self-confidence issues for young women. Parmis is dedicated to learning about and becoming engaged with the most pressing challenges facing future generations and dedicates her time to political and philanthropic causes. She has served in executive board member and committee member capacity for Girls, Inc., Young Executives of America, Blind Children’s Learning Center, California Women’s Leadership Association, World Affairs Council of Orange County, Gen-Next, American Red Cross of Orange County, Zoroastrian Youth of North America and Farhang Foundation.
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