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 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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  • Published 8/21/2025

    Xu KY, Newman TV, McGill LS, Novelli EM, Hillery CA, Buss JL, Gong L, Huang R, Dong F, Stwalley D, Salas J, Liu SA, Scherrer JF, Brown TR, Park TW, LaRochelle MR, Grucza RA, Jonassaint CR. Ten-year trends in opioid prescribing and vaso-occlusive crises in sickle cell disease: a population-based national cohort study (2011-2022). Lancet Reg Health Am. 2025 Oct; 50:101214. PMID: 40894271.

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  • Published 7/9/2025

    Brown JL, Larochelle MR, Fanucchi LC, Calvert DC, Campbell ANC, Chandler RK, Feaster DJ, Glasgow LM, Gibson EB, Holloway J, Lofwall MR, Mack A, Mack N, Nunes EV, Talbert JC, Tan S, Vandergrift N, Villani J, Asman K, Babakhanlou-Chase H, Bagley SM, Battaglia TA, Blevins D, Bridden C, Cheng DM, Christopher M, Cogan LW, Cunningham CO, Eggleston B, Fareed N, Fernandez S, Freedman DA, Freiermuth CE, Freisthler B, Gilbert L, Hammerslag L, Harris D, Hunt T, Hussain S, Huynh P, Jackson RD, Kauffman EB, Knott C, Knudsen HK, Lefebvre RC, Levin FR, Massatti R, McAlearney AS, Morgan JR, Lopez RM, Lounsbury DW, Newman L, Nickels K, Oga EA, Oller DA, Parran TV, Quinn M, Ramsey KS, Rapkin BD, Salsberry P, Stein M, Taylor JL, Teater J, Walters ST, Zarkin GA, El-Bassel N, Winhusen TJ, Samet JH, Walsh SL. Effects of the Communities That HEAL intervention on initiation, retention, and linkage to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD): A cluster randomized wait-list controlled trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Sep 01; 274:112785. PMID: 40684522.

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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