Dr. Khatib received his medical degree from American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He completed his residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami and a fellowship in hematology-oncology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Khatib is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, and the Society of Neuro-Oncology.

Dr. Khatib is part of the NeuroOncology Program at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, where he has been practicing for over 30 years. He is a clinical professor at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.

He participates in conducting research studies involving children with brain tumors and testing new approaches for cancer treatment