Florida surgeon indicted after fatal misstep: wrong organ removed during spleen surgery
TL;DR Summary
A Florida doctor, Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, has been indicted for second-degree manslaughter after allegedly removing a patient's liver instead of his spleen during an August 2024 surgery, causing the patient’s death; he was arrested and is awaiting his first court appearance.
- Florida doctor indicted after wrong organ removed in fatal operation WPEC
- Florida doctor indicted after allegedly removing patient's liver instead of spleen in fatal surgery Yahoo
- Florida surgeon indicted after removing liver instead of spleen The Guardian
- Northwest Florida surgeon indicted for manslaughter in man's operating room death WEAR-tv
- Doctor accused of removing wrong organ indicted with manslaughter Pensacola News Journal
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
2
Time Saved
2 min
vs 2 min read
Condensed
88%
346 → 41 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on WPEC