Alan M. Garber

Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Professor and Professor of Medicine, Emeritus

Academic Appointments

Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Health Policy - HP/PCOR
Member, Bio-X

Administrative Appointments

Interim President, Harvard University (2024 - Present)
Provost, Harvard University (2011 - 2024)
Chair, Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2005 - 2007)
Director, Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University School of Medicine (1997 - 2011)
Director, Center for Health Policy, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University (1997 - 2011)
Director, Health Care Program, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. (1990 - 2009)

Honors & Awards

Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2004-2007)
Young Investigator Award, Association for Health Services Research (AcademyHealth) (1992)
Fellow, Association for Health Services Research (AcademyHealth) (1996)
Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation (1998)
Member, Association of American Physicians (2003)
Member, Institute of Medicine (1998)
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (2010)
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. (1986)

Professional Education

A.B., Harvard College, Economics (1976)
Ph.D., Harvard University, Economics (1982)
M.D., Stanford University (1983)

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Topics in the health economics of aging; health, insurance; optimal screening intervals; cost-effectiveness of, coronary surgery in the elderly; health care financing and delivery, in the United States and Japan; coronary heart disease

2023-24 Courses

Independent Studies
- Practical Training
  ECON 299 (Sum)

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Alan M. Garber

Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Professor and Professor of Medicine, Emeritus

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