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 3/5/2026

    Barbosa C, Chen Q, Sahinkoc M, Zarkin GA, Dowd W, Villani J, Barocas JA, Cerdá M, Chatterjee A, Fareed N, Hyder A, Keyes KM, Larochelle MR, Linas BP, Roberts SM, Schackman BR, Seiber E, Wakeman SE, Knudsen AB, Chhatwal J. Impact of enhanced practices on opioid overdose deaths: A community-based modeling approach. Addiction. 2026 Mar 05. PMID: 41786317.

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  • Published 3/2/2026

    Socias ME, Lei J, Zhou V, Anand R, Cui Z, Penta S, Larochelle M, Lodi S, Fairbairn N. Slow-Release Oral Morphine vs Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder in the Fentanyl Era. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Mar 02; 9(3):e262970. PMID: 41874507.

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  • Published 12/1/2025

    Hadland SE, Kimmel SD, Yan S, Bettano AL, Lo-Ciganic WH, Bagley SM, Calihan JB, Hsu HE, Larochelle MR. Buprenorphine Treatment Duration and Adherence Among Youth and Subsequent Health Outcomes. Pediatrics. 2025 Dec 01; 156(6). PMID: 41248890.

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  • Published 11/18/2025

    Balvanz P, Harris D, Olvera R, Sabounchi N, Bridden C, Carpenter J, Damato-MacPherson C, David J, Fareed N, Gibson E, Huerta T, Hunt T, Kosakowski S, Larochelle M, Lewis N, Lounsbury D, Plagens C, Smeltzer R, Villani J, Wu E, Chase R. Lessons From the Community-Engaged, Data-Driven Selection of Evidence-Based Practice Strategies in the HEALing Communities Study. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2026 Jan-Feb 01; 32(1):25-33. PMID: 41260589.

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  • Published 11/7/2025

    Freisthler B, Feaster DJ, Knott C, LaRochelle M, McCarthy J, Slavova S, Walsh SL, Villani J. Establishing a public health surveillance system for the opioid crisis: The experience of the HEALing Communities Study. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 Feb; 181:209832. PMID: 41207386.

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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