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Gutierrez, David, MD

Language

English, Spanish

Providing the best care to our patients and their companions requires communicating in a way everyone understands. Interpreter services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. All spoken languages are available, as well as American Sign Language (AS/L).

Specialties
Accepting New Patients
  • Pain Medicine – Board Certified
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – Board Certified
Areas of Expertise
Exercise and Wellness, Interventional Pain Management, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Neuromodulation, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Spinal Cord Stimulation

Hospitals and Organizations

  • Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
  • Hartford HealthCare Medical Group
  • Hartford Hospital
  • Integrated Care Partners
  • The Hospital of Central Connecticut

Education

Medical School
Ross University School of Medicine

Internship
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Residency
Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine ‐ Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Fellowship
University of Nebraska Medical Center ‐ Pain Medicine

Reviews

Verified Patient Reviews

5 out of 5 stars

Medical students participating were excellent. Very clear and listened well.

5 out of 5 stars

It was the best

5 out of 5 stars

Grateful I found Dr David Gutierrez for my Pain Management. ( was w/ Dr Johnathan Kost 30 yrs till he retired last yr) Dr Gutierrez listens to his patients and gives excellent care so far. Staff is always helpful.

3.4 out of 5 stars

Visit very fast. Appt listed as followup but it was about a new problem. Dr assumed that previous visit was the same problem and discussed accordingly.

4.6 out of 5 stars

I would have liked the doctoir to have spent more time with me There were too many people in the waiting room to see him or the PA

5 out of 5 stars

An overall pleasant and complete conversation with the doctor.

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Gutierrez is the best!

5 out of 5 stars

I'm so happy that I was referred to Dr. Gutierrez. Finally found a doctor who cares and is brilliant!

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Guiterriz was wonderful. Very warm and discussion was thorough. I would highly recommend him

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Gutierrez is excellent. I have been seeing him for several years. He discusses medical conditions in detail (which I prefer) and treatment options and diagnostic procedures.

5 out of 5 stars

Doctor was very pleasant and gave good advice

4.2 out of 5 stars

First doctor in almost 2 years of running all over the state to different doctors that one has slowed down enough to really dig into my problems and attempt to find solutions not just brush me off when solutions were not immediately found

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Gutierrez is a gem! He continues to work on possible solutions to my back problems without surgery. I'm very pleased with him.

Other Reviews from Around the Web

5 out of 5 stars

Dr.gutierrez is very professional. He listens to his patients and responds to every question or concern. He is committed to helping his patients. Very experienced doctor. And his staff is awesome

2 out of 5 stars

My only option for back pain was a pain stimulatator in this office through their online portal. I wanted to remove medications, but not insert wires near my spine due to poor reviews from 2 neurosurgeons. There are nerve blocks and radio frequency abulation choices. The chance of infection and having the leads move were common from documents from 2 well known clinics in the US. I and others feel the hard sell from the device company and office wasn't in my best interest. 2nd and 3rd opinion were required for this surgery. Do your research with surgeons and check the history of complaints and % of removal of each pain stimulatator device. Otherwise I would have stayed and continue to work with acupuncture etc....

2 out of 5 stars

Always a pleasure to speak with, but when I was left one option for my back pain. He was interested in only inserting a pain stimulatator per online portal. Research and discussions with surgeons (neurosurgeons) opened my eyes to high infection rates and the possibility of the leads shifting. The hard sell from the units sales person sealed the deal. I wanted off the opiods and needed different safer options. Nerve blocks and

2 out of 5 stars

Great guy at first, but when he decided that a spinal cord stimulatator was my only choice I declined. Based on research the infection rate and chance of the wires shifting in your spine I felt it was taking too many chances. It seemed that nerve blocks and raf's would be much more beneficial. My goal was to remove the opiods, but had only one option. Review pros and cons of a device as well as who is getting brought to court. I had a salesperson for the device in 3 days after it was offered with hard sell.

5 out of 5 stars

Very thorough doctor. Friendly. To the point. Listens well. Highly recommend

5 out of 5 stars

My name is Elena Argintaru ! I am a current patient of Doctor David Gutierrez and I’m very happy with him and the staff ! Dr Gutierrez is very knowledgeable and understanding with all his patients needs and care ! His way of listening and understanding his patients it’s unique !

5 out of 5 stars

One of the best doctors who has shown concerns about my health ( my back ) and the treatment for it.

5 out of 5 stars

Did a good job scheduled my procedure.

5 out of 5 stars

Dr G it’s always working with me to get new treatment ideas that will not only work for me, but that I would be agreeable to. He keeps me in mind when considering different options, and includes my family when I want them to be a part of the decisions. He really cares!!

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Gutierrez is a very caring, patient and thorough provider. He has taken the time to call me personally.

1 out of 5 stars

UPDATE: It's a few months down the road now and no pain relief for my daughter. I would think being in the pain management business that one could expect at least a bit of pain relief to occur but unfortunately that did not happen. An interlaminar epidural spinal injection was performed and when my daughter had side effects from the procedure she called Dr. G's office and was told that those side effects were perfectly normal however when my daughter went back for her F/U appt the Dr told her that he would not attempt any other spine injections due to the fact that she experienced abnormal side effects from the procedure. So which is it, were the side effects normal or did the procedure cause problems that deemed my daughter as an unfit candidate for any future pain relief i.e, cervical injection etc? I'm also assuming that therapeutic nerve blocks do not exist in this office because we were told he does not do that. Also, when a prescription needed to be refilled that Dr had ordered initially and was set to run out, (a specific compound) she called that into Dr. G's office and was told he/someone would call that script into the compound pharmacy but that never took place so the script was never renewed. I had such high hopes for Dr. Gutierrez, I was certainly drawn to him because of his credentials but unfortunately my daughter is still in as much pain as before. ************** I accompanied my daughter this week to her appointment with Dr. Gutierrez and everything went smoothly thanks to the Dr. and his staff. The Medical Assistant is super kind, thorough, and caring and Dr. Gutierrez impressed me a lot. I feel very comfortable with his expertise, you can just tell this guy knows his stuff and that he truly cares. I trust him and more importantly my daughter does too, he's open to discussion and really takes the time to listen. We've never had to wait too long while in his office which is saying a lot given the fact the waiting room is always pretty full, it's kinda striking the number of people that desperately need pain relief. Thankfully there are doctors who dedicate their careers to helping people in pain, I feel so fortunate to have found Dr. Gutierrez for my daughter, he's a great guy and I highly recommend him to others.

5 out of 5 stars

Very efficient and cordial office.

1 out of 5 stars

Had severe, migrating upper leg to knee pain. Was send to Dr. G by my PCP. Told Doc pain would move all over the place. He said IT Band, 200% positive, gave cortisone injection in knee area. No relief. Went to a different MD who had a CT scan done and it was a bulged sacral disc.

5 out of 5 stars

My doctor explained everything he was going to do.

5 out of 5 stars

Spoke mainly with Dr. Gutierrez.

5 out of 5 stars

Dr G is great. Sadly the online portal message system for this clinic is the worst. I use other online messaging with other clinicians through HH and they do phenomenal with it. Just this clinic...

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Gutierrez - most compassionate and skilled physician.

5 out of 5 stars

Treated with Respect. Kept me informed as to what was going on and Results of any tests taken.

4 out of 5 stars

I won't be recommending, not because of the Dr. But because of your staff..

5 out of 5 stars

Friendly, efficient, eager to help. Very good experience.

Bio

David E. Gutierrez, MD, is double board certified in Pain Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation), which means he treats pain, whether it is musculoskeletal or neurologic in origin, or by nature, chronic pain. He previously served as an Assistant Professor in the Yale Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation and was teaching faculty for the ACGME Pain Medicine Fellowship prior to joining the Hartford Healthcare System. “My treatment focus is on decreasing a patient’s pain and helping them restore physical function while maximizing exercise potential. I want all my patients to be able pursue a healthy and active lifestyle to the best of their functional ability,” Dr. Gutierrez explains. Dr. Gutierrez has expertise in Neuromodulation, an umbrella term used in Pain Medicine to describe stimulation or direct administration of treatment, be it electrical or pharmacological, to the body’s nervous system or painful area. For example, Dr. Gutierrez utilizes spinal cord stimulators as a form of treatment, which are implantable devices that can provide significant pain relief for the right patients. His current research focus is on identifying various neurosensory pathways affected in chronic joint and spine pain. “As an Interventional Pain Specialist, I’m able to provide minimally invasive treatments for addressing pain issues stemming from the spine as well as other musculoskeletal disorders,” Dr. Gutierrez says. “I like to be able to offer continuity of care for my patients, where I can always review what a patient has already tried, but also provide new treatments and recommendations.” Dr. Gutierrez is the Spine Program Director in the Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, BCBS Medicare, CarePartners of Connecticut, Cigna Healthcare, Colonial Cooperative Care, Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc., Connecticare, Connecticare Commercial, Connecticare Medicare, Corvel, Coventry, Essence Healthcare, Evercare, First Health Group Corp., Focus, Health Connecticut, Health Direct, Health New England, Healthy Connecticut, HMC/ Northeast Healthcare, Medspan Commercial, Medspan Medicare, Northeast Health Direct, One Health Plan/ Great-West Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Prime Health Services, Private Health Care Systems, Inc., Senior Whole Health, United Healthcare, WellCare of Connecticut, Inc.

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Provider Financial Assistance Policy Coverage

Covered by Financial Assistance policy.

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