Marc R. Larochelle, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, 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.
Other Positions
- Faculty, Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, 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
Publications
- Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/8/2024
Rosenmoss S, LaRochelle M, Bearnot B, Weinstein Z, So-Armah K, Moyo P, Yan S, Walley AY, Kimmel SD. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Referral Rejection From Postacute Care Facilities Among People With Opioid Use Disorder in Massachusetts. J Addict Med. 2025 Mar-Apr 01; 19(2):165-171. PMID: 39514897.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/9/2024
Fareed N, Olvera RG, Wang Y, Hayes M, Larimore EL, Balvanz P, Langley R, Noel CA, Rock P, Redmond D, Neufeld J, Kosakowski S, Harris D, LaRochelle M, Huerta TR, Glasgow L, Oga E, Villani J, Wu E. Lessons Learned From Developing Dashboards to Support Decision-Making for Community Opioid Response by Community Stakeholders: Mixed Methods and Multisite Study. JMIR Hum Factors. 2024 Sep 09; 11:e51525. PMID: 39250216.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2024
Christine PJ, Chahine RA, Kimmel SD, Mack N, Douglas C, Stopka TJ, Calver K, Fanucchi LC, Slavova S, Lofwall M, Feaster DJ, Lyons M, Ezell J, Larochelle MR. Buprenorphine Prescribing Characteristics Following Relaxation of X-Waiver Training Requirements. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Aug 01; 7(8):e2425999. PMID: 39102264.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/26/2024
Sariahmed K, Christine PJ, Wang J, Prifti C, Sabharwal M, LaRochelle M. Medication and procedural abortion uptake during a period of increasing abortion hostility. Soc Sci Med. 2024 Sep; 356:117151. PMID: 39068874.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/16/2024
Bovell-Ammon BJ, Yan S, Dunn D, Evans EA, Friedmann PD, Walley AY, LaRochelle MR. Receipt of medications for opioid use disorder before and after incarceration in Massachusetts State prisons, 2014-2019. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Sep 01; 262:111392. PMID: 39029371.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/5/2024
Christine PJ, Goldman AL, Morgan JR, Yan S, Chatterjee A, Bettano AL, Binswanger IA, LaRochelle MR. Insurance Instability for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in the Year After Diagnosis. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Jul 05; 5(7):e242014. PMID: 39058507.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/1/2024
Kimmel SD, Walley AY, White LF, Yan S, Grella C, Majeski A, Stein MD, Bettano A, Bernson D, Drainoni ML, Samet JH, Larochelle MR. Medication for Opioid Use Disorder After Serious Injection-Related Infections in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 01; 7(7):e2421740. PMID: 39046742.
Read at: PubMed
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