News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2013
MEDIA CONTACT: Stephanie L. Poyant
Public Information Officer
Southcoast Health System
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Urology Inc. joins Southcoast Physicians Group
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Urology Inc. announced today it has joined Southcoast™
Physicians Group, one of the largest networks of primary and specialty care physicians in the
region, and part of Southcoast Health System. The urology practice includes David Bae, MD;
John Carroll, MD; John Kaiser, MD; Patrick Kelty, MD, and Dennis La Rock, MD.
As part of its merger into Southcoast Physicians Group, Urology Inc. will now be
recognized as Southcoast Urology. The transition to Southcoast Urology will be seamless for
patients, requiring no action on their part.
With more than 35 years in practice in the Fall River community, Southcoast Urology
will continue to offer patients the same array of advanced clinical services and specialties.
Specialty services offered include adult and pediatric urology, urologic oncology, male and
female incontinence, robotic and laparoscopic procedures and kidney stones and disease.
Southcoast Urology is located at 1601 South Main Street in Fall River and is accepting
new patients. For more information or to schedule an appointment please call 508-678-0004.
About the Southcoast Urology physicians
David Bae, MD
David Bae, MD, earned his master’s degree in neurobiology and his medical degree from
Brown University Medical School in Providence, R.I. He completed a residency in urology at
Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I., where he also completed a research fellowship in
urology and men’s health.
Dr. Bae has specialized training in laparoscopic urological surgery including extensive
training with the daVinci robotic system. He also has advanced training in the use of lasers in
prostate surgery, including the latest Green Light XPS laser system for benign prostate
enlargement.
Dr. Bae is board certified in Urology.
John Carroll, MD
John Carroll, MD, is Co-chief of Urology for Southcoast Health System. He takes
special interest and has expertise in urologic oncology, urolithiasis and pediatric urology. He also
has extensive experience in laparoscopic urology procedures.
Dr. Carroll earned his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in
Boston. He completed an internship and residencies in surgery and urology at New England
Medical Center in Boston, where he served as chief resident in urology.
Dr. Carroll received an “Excellence in Teaching” award from Tufts University School of
Medicine where he is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Urology. He is also a
Diplomate on the American Board of Urology and a member of the American Urological
Association.
John Kaiser, MD
John Kaiser, MD, earned his doctor of medicine degree from the State University of New
York at Buffalo. He completed a general surgical internship and one year of residency at the
Deaconess Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y.
Dr. Kaiser completed his urologic residency at the University of Connecticut in Hartford,
Conn. He was on the on the surgical staff of Cornell’s New York Hospital in New York City
while he completed a urologic oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,
also in New York City. Prior to beginning his urologic practice in Fall River, Dr. Kaiser was
Chief of Urology at Fort McPherson-Army Hospital in Atlanta.
Dr. Kaiser is certified by the American Board of Urology and is a fellow of the American
College of Surgeons.
Patrick Kelty, MD
Patrick Kelty, MD, received his doctor of medicine from Georgetown University School
of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed a surgical internship with the National Naval
Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., where he also completed a residency in urology.
Dr. Kelty has special interests in male and female incontinence; perineal surgery and
prostatectomy; kidney stone disease; and kidney tumors. He has extensive experience with male
slings for incontinence procedures.
Dr. Kelty is a member of the American Urological Association and American Society for
Lasers in Medicine. He is also a diplomate of the American Board of Urology.
Dennis La Rock, MD
Dr. La Rock is Co-chief of Urology and Chief of Robotic Surgery for Southcoast Health
System. He was the first surgeon to perform robotic surgery at Charlton Memorial Hospital in
Fall River. Dr. La Rock earned his medical degree from the Boston University School of
Medicine in Boston and completed a general surgery internship and a residency in urology at
New England Medical Center in Boston.
Dr. La Rock has extensive experience in laparoscopic surgery and has introduced new
urological procedures in the Fall River area, including prostate brachytherapy. He has also done
research on cryosurgical ablation for prostate cancer. Dr. La Rock is an assistant professor at
Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston where he has received several “Excellence in
Teaching” awards.
Dennis La Rock, MD, is board certified in adult and pediatric urology and is a diplomate
of the American Board of Urology. He is a member of the American Urological Association and
the Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists.
About Southcoast Health System & Southcoast Hospitals Group
Southcoast Health System is a community based health delivery system with multiple
access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern
Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island. It includes the three hospitals that make up
Southcoast Hospitals Group — Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke’s Hospital in
New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
Southcoast provides advanced clinical services, such as open heart surgery, angioplasty
and heart rhythm services, comprehensive cancer care, neurosurgery, weight loss surgery,
orthopedic surgery, advanced imaging services and is the only provider of maternity services in
the region.
Southcoast is a not-for-profit charitable organization that depends on the support of the
community to provide services. More information is available online at
www.southcoast.org. Connect to Southcoast through social media
at www.southcoast.org/connect/.
Southcoast™ is a trademark of Southcoast Health System Inc.
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