Health economics of the aging. We might call him the Wennberg of the west. Dr. Garber, an internist, is another leading mind in the research and development of tools to help us understand the economics, and effectiveness, of healthcare a bit better. Where Wennberg studies variation, and McGlynn quality, Garber's work also focuses on the elderly, and in particular, the resource-deprived eldery. It is a critical area of focus for reform -- and an area in which more entrepreneurs will surely emerge to serve.  Dr. Garber is also a professor, by courtesy, of the Stanford Business School. He is the founding director of both the Center for Health Policy (CHP) and the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR) at Stanford. Dr. Garber has developed methods for determining the cost-effectiveness of care and  how clinical practice patterns influence technology adoptions here and other countries. He also leads the Global Healthcare Productivity project, which includes collaborators from 19 nations. Garber is a staff physician at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, associate director of the VA Center for Health Care Evaluation,  and a member of the National Advisory Council on Aging (NIH). Garber has received numerous honors and awards, including the Young Investigator Award of the Association for Health Services Research (now AcademyHealth). Dr. Garber  teaches medicine as the Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. Professor and Professor of Medicine at the Stanford Medical School. He is a professor, by courtesy, of Economics, and of Health Research and Policy in the Stanford Graduate School of Business.