Ramon Guiteras (August 17, 1858
– December 13, 1917
) was a pioneering surgeon who specialized in
urology
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and founded the
American Urological Association
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AUA works with many international o ...
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Early life and education
He was born in Bristol, Rhode Island
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,Harvard College
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and Harvard Medical School
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.[ He was the cousin of Juan Guiteras, the noted Cuban doctor.
He became an officer in the ]United States Army National Guard
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, and served as the assistant surgeon for the Second Battery of Artillery, First Brigade of the New York Army National Guard
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, where he was promoted to first lieutenant on May 9, 1890.["Official Register of the National Guard, State of New York, December 31, 1890", page 24 published in the ''Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York, For the Year 1890'' (transmitted to the Legislature February 24, 1891) (Albany, New York: James B. Lyon, State Printer, 1891).] He was honorably discharged on July 26, 1893 as a captain. He also served 1881–1883 in the Boston Cadets.[
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Death and legacy
Guiteras died in New York City
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on December 13, 1917.[ He is buried in Juniper Hill Cemetery in Bristol.][
In his will he left $350,000 to build a school in Bristol to honor his mother. The resulting Guiteras Memorial School was designed by Wallis E. Howe in 1925, on Hope Street at Silver Creek.]Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame
The Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame was established in the State of Rhode Island in 1965.
Mission
The Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame
Officers
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in 2009.[
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Publications
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Volume 1
an
Volume 2
(of two).
References
Further reading
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* Obituary for his sister.
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* Guiteras' genealogy.
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* Bibliographic information only.
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External links
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Ramon Guiteras Award
at the American Urological Association
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1858 births
1917 deaths
American urologists
Harvard College alumni
Harvard Medical School alumni
National Guard (United States) officers
New York National Guard personnel
People from Bristol, Rhode Island
United States Army Medical Corps officers
Burials at Juniper Hill Cemetery