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Sandra Gompf, MD, Infectious Disease, Tampa, FL

Sandra Gonzalez Gompf MD FACP, FIDSA (She/Her)

[Pronunciation: Like Forest Gump with an F on the end :}]

Infectious Disease•Tampa, FL

Infectious Disease Subspecialist

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  • 13000 Bruce B Downs BlvdTampa, FL 33612

  • Phone+1 813-972-2000

  • Fax+1 813-978-5996

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Summary

  • Dr. Sandra Gompf is an Infectious Disease specialist based in Tampa, FL. She received her MD from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1991 and completed her residency and fellowship in Infectious Disease at the same institution. She serves as a Professor at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and holds various leadership and teaching roles, including Section Chief for Infectious Disease at James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital-Tampa since 1999. Dr. Gompf has expertise in hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, travel and tropical medicine, and epidemiology. Her research has resulted in publications on topics such as Herpes B, the US pharmaceutical supply chain, and amoebic meningoencephalitis. Recognized for her contributions to medicine, she has been included in the Best Doctors in America® from 2009 to 2020 and has received several awards, including the Tampa General Hospital Foundation Outstanding Fellow Award in 1994.

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    Gompf's ID Pearls

    A study guide and teaching resources in Infectious Diseases for medical and surgical students, residents, and other health professionals.

Education & Training

  • HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa South
    HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa SouthFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1994 - 1996
  • University of South Florida Morsani
    University of South Florida MorsaniResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
  • Tampa General Hospital
    Tampa General Hospital1994
  • University of South Florida College of Medicine
    University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 1991, MD
  • University of Miami
    University of MiamiBS, Biology, 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1993 - 2027
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
    American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Doctors in America® 2009-2020
  • Nominee, Hispanic Woman of the Year, Tampa, FL 2000
  • American College of Physicians Award, Outstanding Poster American College of Physicians, Florida Scientific Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 1995

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Acute Graft Thrombosis and Aortic Root Pseudoaneurysm Associated With Listeria Bacteremia.  
    Oehler RL, Elko LM*, Gompf SG (contributing author 20%), Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 12:345-9
  • Unusual presentation of Bartonellosis.  
    Gompf SG (principal author 80%), Lezama J, Heekin J, Elko L, Infections in Medicine (IF 00.363) 21:333
  • Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia in Cancer Patients: Case Report and Review.  
    Tsambiras PE*, Tsambiras BM†, Greene JN, Sandin RL, Vincent AL, and Gompf S (contributing author 20%), Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 9:261-267

Books/Book Chapters

  • Gompf's ID Pearls 
    Gompf SGLulu PressEdition 2,
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    Chapter: Disseminated Acanthamoeba Sinusitis: Possible Role for Early Antiretroviral Therapy. 
    Carter W*, Gompf SG (contributing and corresponding author 70%), Greene JN, Cutolo EPThe AIDS Reader Special Issue
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    Chapter: Chapter 2.16 Hepatitis C Co-infection in HIV Infected Individuals with Special Reference to Children 
    Naik E, Casanas B, Chiriboga D, Breglia M, Gompf SGEditors: Lala MM and Merchant RH.JP Medical Publishers, Inc

Abstracts/Posters

  • Community-Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Children.
    Gompf SG (principal author 80%), Sniffen JC*, Pentella M, Gompf TC, Vincent AL, Shah U‡, Bedi J, 38th Annual Meeting, Infectious Disease Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Utilizing a procalcitonin (PCT) guided treatment algorithm to determine the potential effect on antibiotic treatment duration and subsequent cost of therapy.
    Lufkin R, Cheung L, Gompf S, 49th Annual Infectious Disease Society of America Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Infectious Complications of Acinetobacter baumanii in Wounded Iraqi Soldiers at a VA Medical Center.
    Oehler RL, Gompf SG, Leon PM*, Toney JF, 43rd Annual Meeting,Infectious Diseases Society of America, San Francisco, California

Other

  • Herpangina. eMedicine Journal [serial online]. 
    Gompf SG (principal author 90%), Casanas B
  • Infectious Disease Physicians and Microbial Bioterrorism. 
    Gompf SG, Lewis J, Naik E†, Springer Publishers
  • Congenital Tuberculosis. 
    Sinnott JT, Gompf TC, Gompf SG, Infectious Diseases Newsletter, 11:37-39

Authored Content

  • B Virus (Macacine Herpesvirus 1, Herpes B)October 2021
  • RabiesNovember 2018
  • 10 Community-Acquired InfectionsNovember 2018

Press Mentions

  • Climate Change Will Shoot up Cases of Brain-Eating Amoeba. Here's How
    Climate Change Will Shoot up Cases of Brain-Eating Amoeba. Here's HowMay 31st, 2021
  • Risk of Brain-Eating Amoeba, Flesh-Eating Bacteria May Increase Due to Climate Change: Experts
    Risk of Brain-Eating Amoeba, Flesh-Eating Bacteria May Increase Due to Climate Change: ExpertsMay 28th, 2021
  • Kathy Castor Wants Minorities, Veterans to Get Better Access to COVID-19 Vaccinations
    Kathy Castor Wants Minorities, Veterans to Get Better Access to COVID-19 VaccinationsJanuary 11th, 2021

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Industry Relationships

  • None, None

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