He earned his PhD in Health Services Research in 2001 from the University of Minnesota, where he concentrated on research methods and health economics. Dr. Hebert teaches Advanced Health Services Research Methods in the PhD program in Health Services at University of Washington, and teaches comparative effectiveness research using Medicare data for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. As an Investigator at the VA, Hebert’s research is focused on comparative effectiveness and cost effectiveness research in kidney and cardiovascular diseases.