From Ranger Medic to Relentless Physician

Most doctors don’t start their careers by jumping out of airplanes. But then again, there are a lot of things about Dr. Matt Voll that aren’t like most doctors.

Before he was the co-founder of 91WhiskeyRX, Matt was a business student at Indiana University, headed for a suit-and-tie career in finance. That all changed on September 11, 2001 when he watched the world turn upside down live on TV.

Like many Americans, he was angry. But unlike most, he traded in a job offer for a recruiter’s office. Still in his interview suit, he told the sergeant, “I want to enlist.” Matt didn’t just sign up for your average Army career either. He went full send and became a Ranger.

The Army made Matt a combat medic (previously known as a 91Whiskey MOS, today updated to 68Whiskey) but he volunteered to become a Ranger. Ultimately, he earned the right to join the tight-knit, high-tempo world of the 75th Ranger Regiment after completing R.I.P (Ranger Indoctrination Program) and later completing Ranger School. He thrived on the pace, the pressure, and the purpose, training alongside some of the most skilled operators in the world and deploying to Afghanistan.

Matt learned lessons that would define the rest of his life: discipline, precision, and the relentless pursuit of standards. But he also saw the cost. Friends lost. Families stretched to breaking. And the realization that while the Regiment could be a lifelong calling for some, he had a promise to keep: one enlistment, then on to the next mountain.

When Matt left the Army, he carried the Ranger ethos with him into medical school. He didn’t just want to treat symptoms; he wanted to fix problems, prevent failures, and protect the people who counted on him. 

Over the last several years, especially through COVID, Matt saw the world change. He saw a healthcare system that had lost its way, treating patients like they were on a conveyor belt. Quotas replaced quality. Speed replaced solutions. And the kind of problem-solving, life-improving care he expected to deliver as a doctor wasn’t even on the table.

“What I learned in the Regiment is that as Rangers, our obligation is to stand up for people who don't have voices and I thought that's what being a doctor would be. Seeing as that was not an option, I figured I would start 91WhiskeyRx and give people that option,” said Matt.

That vision is why 91WhiskeyRX bears the name it does. It’s a tribute to the combat medic role that shaped Matt’s life and taught him what real care means. 

Today, 91WhiskeyRX is a veteran-owned, physician-led practice that rejects shortcuts, refuses “good enough,” and builds real plans for real people. Matt might wear a white coat now instead of a uniform, but the mission hasn’t changed. Failure still isn’t an option.

As co-founder of 91WhiskeyRX, he’s setting the standards. He’s the one making sure that every patient gets the same precision, discipline, and commitment he demanded from himself and his team in the Regiment.