Birthday Celebrations

Dr. Reza Khatib’s birthday parties
have always been memorable events!

Celebrating his 96th Birthday at the Tesoro Club

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Over 100 guests attended on October 10, 2026 as Dr. Reza celebrated his 96th birthday at the beautiful Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Reza’s nephews, Sajjad and Mahdi, organized the event, and were present with others of the Khatib extended family. You can view the full photo event library by using the button below to log in using your Google account.

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Guests of distinction included nationally known medical professionals famous for their work in American and Iranian health care communities. A special guest was Dr. Charlotte Parsa, who serves as a trustee of Dr. Khatib’s Foundation Board and brought her son Izzy. Dr. Donald Noble and Dr. Justin Lathia attended, and Doctors Mahammadi and Bahram Ahmadi attended with their wives.

Thirty five of Reza’s party guests were friends and club members from his Khatib Bridge & Education Center in Stuart. These included Patricia Tucker, bridge grand master, founder and national chairperson of the Jumpstart Youth Bridge Program. Reza’s love of bridge and his interest in promoting bridge to younger generations are well known, and he still competes daily in on-line bridge play with one of five regular partners; Don Williams, Al Peters, Carol Helderlein, Deborah Monks and Peter Curlender.

To a Happy Persian Birthday!

To launch the celebration, a traditional Persian drum, known as a daf, was used in an offering and short tribute by family and associates. The daf is a large single headed frame drum that is central to Kurdish and Iranian folk music, with rows of internal metal rings or chains that create a shimmering jangling sound when struck, tilted, or shaken.

The Previous Birthday Celebration at Harbour Point Yacht & Country Club

His 95th birthday was celebrated at the Harboud Point Yacht & County Club in Palm City, Florida. In addition to his personal friends and members of the local bridge club that carries his name, America’s medical professionals and the medical community at large were well represented.
Attendees were, from left to right:

(1) Dr. Kasem Charnvitayapong Di Sy: Chief of Pulmonology in the Cleveland Clinic; (2) Dr. Sina Ahmadi: Khatib’s fellow at Case Western Medical Center; (3)Dr. Parisa Ahmadi: Resident of Radiology at Case Western Medical Center; (4) Dr. Hoda Khatib: Research Fellow at Case Western Medical Center; (5) Dr. Donald Noble: Retired internist and Dr. Khatib’s medical physician before retirement; (6) Dr. Gita Shaari: Chief of OBS in Queens Hospital in NewYork; (7) Dr. Jasmin Moshiri: Retired chief medical officer in Mount Sinai Medical Center in Florida; (8) Dr. Amir Manbaechi: Professor of Biomedical Engineering Medical Devices in Johns Hopkins University; (9) Dr. Paul Casanova: chief of Endocrinology at Cleveland Clinic; (10) Dr. Gene Barnet: Director of Cleveland Clinic’s brain tumor and neuro- endocrinology.

Shown below: Dr. Khatib and a family photo that includes the members of his South Florida extended family. Mohammed Zarif, his mother Ellie, and Dr. KHatib’s great niece Maria; nephews Sajjad Johari Khatab and Mahdi Zarif.

Celebrating Age 94 at Tesoro Club



This video was made at the Tesoro Club, Port St. Lucie celebrating Reza’s 94th birthday with family and friends.