Dr. LaRock will step into his new role March 1. He succeeds Rayford Kruger, MD, who retired in January after holding the position since 2021, according to a Jan. 17 system news release.
Most recently, Dr. LaRock served as physician-in-chief of surgical services at Southcoast Health. He started working at Southcoast Health in 1998, and his private practice joined Southcoast Physician Group in 2012.