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 Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast hospital in Miramar Beach on 21 August 2024. Prosecutors say the error caused catastrophic blood loss. The investigation by sheriff's deputies, state attorney's office and medical authorities spanned nearly two years before charges were filed.
