Marc R. Matrana, MD, FACP, M.Sc

Biography

Dr. Marc Matrana is the System Director of Precision Medicine for Ochsner Health. He is also the founder of Ochsner’s phase I drug development research program. He serves as a senior medical oncologist at Ochsner’s Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center in New Orleans where he holds an Endowed Professorship in Experimental Therapeutics. He also serves as the Associate Director of Clinical Cancer Research at the Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer, and chairs Ochsner’s Physician Research Steering Committee and Physician Research Council. He serves as a Professor of Medicine at the University of Queensland Medical School in Brisbane, Australia and as a Professor of Hematology and Oncology, Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM), where he co-chairs the Faculty Appointments, Tenure and Promotion Committee. Dr. Matrana is a ninth-generation native of New Orleans, where he earned a Master of Science degree in Human Genetics from Tulane University and received his medical degree from LSU School of Medicine. He served as Chief Resident at Ochsner, and Chief Fellow at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and three books and is an expert on kidney cancer. He has presented his research findings at meetings around the world and is the recipient of numerous prestigious national awards. He has raised millions of dollars for cancer research and successfully leads advocacy efforts state-wide and nationally that have led to the creation of more than a dozen new laws that increase access to precision medicine and novel cancer testing and therapies.