Florida surgeon indicted after removing liver instead of spleen
A Florida surgeon, Thomas Shaknovsky, has been indicted for manslaughter after allegedly removing a patient’s liver instead of his spleen during a 2024 operation that led to the patient’s death. Prosecutors say Shaknovsky made a critical surgical error during a planned splenectomy on 70-year-old William Bryan, causing catastrophic blood loss on the operating table. Authorities allege he continued the procedure despite realizing complications and later … Continue reading Florida surgeon indicted after removing liver instead of spleen
