US EditionFlorida Doctor Faces Manslaughter Charge for Allegedly Removing Wrong Organ During Surgery
A grand jury found probable cause after prosecutors said the surgeon removed William Bryan’s liver instead of his spleen during surgery.
- On Monday, authorities arrested Florida surgeon Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky after a grand jury indicted him for second-degree manslaughter in the 2024 death of William Bryan.
- At Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach, Shaknovsky allegedly removed Bryan's liver instead of his spleen during an August 21, 2024, laparoscopic splenectomy, causing catastrophic blood loss.
- Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo previously suspended Shaknovsky's license, citing "egregious surgical errors" and "egregious conduct of fabricating medical records." A 2023 incident involved removing a patient's pancreas while claiming an adrenal gland had "migrated."
- Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson said, "The Grand Jury has spoken, and our responsibility is to ensure the charges are carried out through the proper legal process." An extensive investigation preceded the indictment.
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Florida Doctor Thomas Chagnovsky Indicted for Manslaughter After Allegedly Removing Patient's Liver Instead of Spleen
A Florida doctor Thomas Shaknovsky has been indicted for second-degree manslaughter after allegedly removing a patient's liver instead of his spleen during a scheduled laparoscopic splenectomy. Dr Thomas Shaknovsky, 44, was arrested on Monday and is in Walton County jail after a grand jury returned the indictment. The case involves the death of 70-year-old William Bryan, an Alabama veteran from Muscle Shoals who died on the operating table at As…
Florida surgeon indicted after removing liver instead of spleen
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…
Surgeon Accused of Removing Wrong Organ Faces Manslaughter Charge
(MedPage Today) -- A grand jury indicted Florida surgeon Thomas Shaknovsky, DO, on a second-degree manslaughter charge for allegedly removing a patient's liver instead of his spleen during a 2024 surgery. Prosecutors said that during a surgery...
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