Marc R. Larochelle, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Marc Larochelle is a general internist and clinical investigator specializing in addiction medicine at BMC and an assistant professor of medicine at BUSM. Larochelle's clinical and research interests focus on the safety of opioid prescribing and the recognition and treatment of opioid use disorders. As a health services researcher, Larochelle aims to leverage insights from large data sources and translate the findings into interventions that improve the quality and value of health care delivered. His special interests are Primary Care and Addiction Medicine.

Publications

  • Published 4/11/2025

    Gilbert L, Chahine R, Chandler R, Feaster DJ, Kim E, Aldridge A, Bagley S, Balvanz P, Fernandez S, Rock P, Vickers-Smith RA, Villani J, Battaglia T, Brown J, Bush H, Chase RP, Collins T, D'Costa L, Damato-MacPherson C, David JL, Defiore-Hyrmer J, Freeman PR, Glasgow L, Hammerslag LR, Hotchkiss J, Hunt T, Hussain S, Kamanu V, Knott C, Knudsen HK, LaRochelle M, Laudate A, Lyons M, McMullan J, Nakayima J, Schackman BR, Slavova S, Tan S, Vandergrift N, Walters ST, Westgate PM, Wu E, Young AM, Zarkin GA, Freisthler B, Oga E, Samet JH, Walsh SL, Winhusen J, Jackson R, El-Bassel N. The effectiveness of the communities that HEAL intervention on reducing non-fatal opioid overdoses: A prespecified secondary analysis of a waitlist cluster control randomized controlled trial. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Apr 11; 140:104798. PMID: 40220509.

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  • Published 3/19/2025

    Lodi S, Yan S, Bovell-Ammon B, Christine PJ, Hsu HE, Bernson D, Novo P, Lee JD, Rotrosen J, Liebschutz JM, Walley AY, Larochelle MR. Comparative effectiveness of extended-release naltrexone versus buprenorphine-naloxone on treatment interruption: Comparing findings from a reanalysis of the X:BOT RCT and harmonized target trial emulation using population-based observational data. Addiction. 2025 Mar 19. PMID: 40104887.

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  • Published 2/28/2025

    Tilhou AS, Gasman S, Wang J, Standish K, White LF, Cogan A, Devlin M, Larochelle M, Adams WG. Assessing inequities in buprenorphine treatment across the care cascade. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 May 01; 270:112636. PMID: 40043350.

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  • Published 2/9/2025

    Bayly R, Cordes J, Bernson D, Ackerson LK, LaRochelle MR, Hassan GH, Bauer CX, Stopka TJ. Predicting fatal opioid-involved overdoses: A social-ecological framework matched to a linked-data warehouse. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Mar; 137:104730. PMID: 39929056.

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  • Published 2/5/2025

    Magane KM, Saitz R, Fielman S, LaRochelle MR, Shanahan CW, Pace CA, LaValley M, Penington K, Karzhevsky S, Hurstak E. Supporting primary care clinicians in caring for patients with alcohol use disorder: study protocol for Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE), a factorial four-arm randomized trial. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Feb 05; 20(1):9. PMID: 39910606.

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Other Positions

  • Faculty, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
  • Duke University, BSE