
05/11/2025
The 2025 Philip T. Gompf Award for Excellence in Infectious Diseases
The Philip T. Gompf Award for Excellence in Infectious Disease was established in honor of my son, Philip. In 2009, he lost his fight against amoebic meningitis. Since then, this award has been given to a graduate who exemplifies the qualities that I saw in him. He was intellectually curious, passionate about the greater good, and an outstanding scholar.
The recipient of this year’s award has excelled academically, demonstrating a strong interest and curiosity about infectious diseases, global health, and research from the beginning of medical school. He eagerly sought out opportunities to understand how research could enhance our knowledge of clinical disease and used his medical expertise to contribute to several infectious disease research projects. His work includes coauthoring manuscripts on COVID-19, vector-borne infections, and Staphylococcus aureus drug resistance. He also engaged in a research project on COVID-19 and CKD in Thailand during the summer of 2022 and volunteered at our USF Health Care clinic that serves refugees, where he operated the Food as Medicine program. Joshua is excited and grateful to start his next chapter as a general surgery resident at Louisiana State University of Medicine – New Orleans. In the future, he plans on pursuing a vascular surgery fellowship and returning home to Tampa to practice as an attending surgeon.
This award comes with a $1,000 check from the USF Foundation Philip T. Gompf Memorial Fund. Many thanks to our donor, Raymond C. Rude Foundation, for their generous support.
It is my honor to present the Philip T. Gompf Award for Excellence in Infectious Disease to Dr. Joshua Alvior.
I am very grateful to Dr. Menenzes, his mentor, my esteemed colleague, and faithful supporter of this award, for presenting the award this year on my behalf. 🙏
Sandra G. Gompf MD FACP FIDSA