Edward Gutteling, M.D.

Dr. Gutteling was born in England, emigrated to the US at age 3 and became a naturalized American citizen at age 14.
He has Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Physics, as well as a Master's in Physical Oceanography.

He is a graduate of the University of Hawaii School of Medicine, a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, and has been in private practice  in Hilo since 1992 specializing in sports medicine and general orthopedic surgery.

He is the official team orthopedic surgeon for the University of Hawaii-Hilo Vulcan athletes, and a former clinical assistant professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Hawaii Manoa.

He has served as chairman of Hilo Medical Center Department of Surgical Specialists, as a school board member of St. Joseph School, and as a board member of the Pacific Tsunami Museum.

Dr Gutteling was responsible for recruiting the first Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physicians to the Hilo community, as well as many orthopedic surgeons, unfortunately none of whom have stayed.
He himself is one of the last endangered orthopedic surgeons left on the Big Island.
He founded the Hilo Urgent Care Center in 2004 and Urgent Care Keeau in 2008.