[3][6] He was the cousin of Juan Guiteras, the noted Cuban doctor.

He became an officer in the United States Army National Guard, and served as the assistant surgeon for the Second Battery of Artillery, First Brigade of the New York Army National Guard, where he was promoted to first lieutenant on May 9, 1890.

[4] He is buried in Juniper Hill Cemetery in Bristol.

[9][10][11] He was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2009.

[10] The American Urological Association has an annual award named after him for the individual who is deemed to have made outstanding contributions to the art and science of urology.