A Florida surgeon was indicted Monday on a charge of second-degree manslaughter after his patient died during a procedure in which his liver was allegedly removed instead of his spleen.
Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, 44, was arrested Monday morning and released on bond, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. The indictment follows an investigation into the August 2024 death of 70-year-old William Bryan, a Navy veteran and retired boilermaker from Alabama.