Jesuit alumnus Matthew Old ’93

Dr. Matt Old ’93 was featured on the FOX News national morning show this morning for his role in the successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from the neck of a colleague, medical student Ellie Thatcher, at the Ohio State James Cancer Center. Dr. Old and his surgical team at the James Center removed the tumor. The FOX report highlighted Ellie’s return to work and the celebration her colleagues, including Dr. Old, gave her.

Dr. Old was a standout swimmer at Jesuit and at Stanford University, where he was a member of the NCAA and PAC-10 championship team. He earned his MD from the University of Texas-Houston Medical School. His surgical and clinical expertise are in head and neck oncology.

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