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A study guide and reference in Infectious Diseases for medical and surgical students, residents, and other health professionals.
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Education & Training
University of South Florida Morsani College of MedicineFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1994 - 1996
University of South Florida Morsani College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
Tampa General HospitalChief Residency, 1994
University of South Florida Morsani College of MedicineClass of 1991, MD
University of MiamiBS, Biology, 1987
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License1993 - 2021
American Board of Internal MedicineInternal Medicine
American Board of Internal MedicineInfectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
Best Doctors in America®2009-present
Nominee, Hispanic Woman of the Year, Tampa, FL2000
American College of Physicians Award, Outstanding PosterAmerican College of Physicians, Florida Scientific Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 1995
Tampa General Hospital Foundation Outstanding Fellow (Infectious Diseases)1994
Beta Beta Beta Biology Honor SocietyUniversity of Miami, 1987
Golden Key National Honor SocietyUniversity of Miami, 1983
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
Editorial-Approaches to Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission.
Gompf SG, Infections in Medicine (IF 00.363) 18:100-3
Paecilomyces lilacinus Osteomyelitis in a Bone Marrow Transplant Patient.
Gompf SG (principal author 70%), Paredes A, Quilitz R, Greene JN, Hiemenz JW, Sandin RL, Infections in Medicine (IF 00.363) 16:766-770
Nocardia bacteremia: Case reports and review of the literature.
Bergen GA, Nadler JP, Houston SH, Gompf SG (contributing author 20%), Sinnott JT, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 5:198-203
Hantavirus: an old bug learns new tricks.
Sinnott JT, Greene JN, Kim E‡, Gompf SG (contributing author 20%), Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (IF 1.970) 14:661-664
Influenza: More than Mom and chicken soup.
Bergen GA, Gompf SG (contributing author 40%), Sakalosky PA‡, Sinnott JT, Journal of the Florida Medical Association, 83: 19-22
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
Comparison of the Treponemal IgG assay versus conventional RPR analysis in patient screening for the diagnosis of Syphilis.
Toney JT, Oehler RL, Mastorides SM, Gompf S, Sinnott JT, The Challenge, International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research Congress, Amsterdam
A Strong Bout of the Flu, Associates Meeting
Morales A†, Cutolo E, Saba S, American College of Physicians, Jacksonville, Florida
Corneal Ulcer-A Glimpse of Complexity.
Gompf SG, B*, Tash K‡, Grafals M†, Associates Meeting, American College of Physicians, Jacksonville, Florida
Disseminated Acanthamoeba at AIDS Presentation: A Case of Survival.
Carter WW, Gompf SG (data review, revisions, discussion 20%), Toney JT, Greene JN, 39th Annual Meeting, Infectious Disease Society of America, San Francisco, California
Paecilomyces lilacinus Osteomyelitis in a Bone Marrow Transplant Patient.
Gompf SG (principal author, data and literature review, discussion 70%), Paredes A, Quilitz R, Greene JN, Hiemenz JW, Sandin RL, 34th Annual Meeting, Infectious Diseases Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana
Disseminated fusariosis: an emerging but not always fatal infection in the immunocompromised host.
Gompf SG (principal author, data and literature review, discussion 70%), Carney MC, Hiemenz JW, Tummala R, Greene JN, Elfenbein GJ, 35th Annual Meeting, Infectious Diseases Society of America, San Francisco, California
Paecilomyces lilacinus Osteomyelitis in a Bone Marrow Transplant Patient.
Paredes A, Quilitz R, Greene JN, Hiemenz JW, Sandin RL, Florida Scientific Meeting, American College of Physicians, Orlando, Florida