LaBelle named

visiting fellow

The Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy has appointed Regina LaBelle, JD, as a visiting fellow.  In this role, she will be advising the Center on FDA-related policy development and stakeholder engagement, in particular, FDA efforts to improve its risk mitigation strategies and improve the safe use of prescribed opioids. She will also advise the Center on content for webinars and meetings and aid in identifying opportunities for internal and external collaboration. She was born and raised in northeast Connecticut.

Visiting Fellows participate in working groups and activities that support research on a number of initiatives in health care delivery and payment reform, biomedical innovation for pharmaceuticals and devices, and health policy education and workforce development. LaBelle is a principal with LaBelle Strategies, advising governments and non-profit organizations on effective strategies to address today’s opioid epidemic. She is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and magna cum laude graduate of Boston College. She lives with her husband and son in Maryland.