Florida Surgeon Charged in Patient's Death After Removing Wrong Organ
Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, a Florida surgeon, has been indicted on a manslaughter charge after allegedly removing a patient's liver instead of their spleen during surgery, leading to the patient's death. Health officials state he reportedly tried to persuade colleagues the removed organ was a spleen.
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Surgeon Who Removed Wrong Organ From Patient Is Charged in His Death
Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky tried to persuade his colleagues in the operating room that the liver he removed from a 70-year-old patient was a spleen, according to Florida’s Health Department.
By Vjosa Isai
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Grand jury brings manslaughter charge over fatal 2024 operation as patient dies on table A surgeon in Florida has been indicted for manslaughter after he wrongly removed a patient’s liver instead of his spleen during an August 2024 procedure. Thomas Shaknovsky, 44, was indicted by a grand jury in Tallahassee on Monday after prosecutors said he botched the surgery of 70-year-old William Bryan, of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Continue reading...
By Richard Luscombe in Miami
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Former Florida surgeon indicted for manslaughter after allegedly removing a 70-year-old patient's liver instead of his spleen during surgery in 2024.
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