Dr. Esther Khatibi is a Certified Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Women’s Health physician practicing in Corpus Christi, Texas. She attended medical school at Southern Illinois University. Received her Master’s in Global Health at Trinity College in Dublin, and she completed her family medicine residency and a fellowship in Surgical Obstetrics and Women’s Health in Corpus Christi, Texas
Dr. Khatibi opened New Life Direct Primary Care, officially, in July 2020, and believes that excellent healthcare should be available to all. She believes all medical professionals should have the freedom to take care of their patients one visit at a time without fear of them being charged for more visits. With a great passion for the underserved, international patients, and women’s health, she has worked with the Corpus Christi Family Medicine Residency Program for 5 years actively teaching new physicians and has now been named the Fellowship Director.
In today’s episode, Dr. Khatibi shares how experiencing healthcare in Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ireland, and Iran, exposed her to the shortcomings of the American healthcare system. Through her DPC, New Life Direct Primary Care, she has managed to integrate her love for family medicine, Obstetrics and teaching into her practice. From making the leap to DPC after working in medical administration and feeling the patients’ frustrations with the system, Dr. Khatibi started out with zero patients, to now having a thriving practice!