Florida surgeon indicted after removing the liver instead of the spleen during splenectomy
TL;DR
A Florida physician, Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, was indicted on second‑degree manslaughter for removing a patient’s liver instead of the spleen during a 2024 splenectomy, which led to the patient’s death. Licenses have been suspended or revoked across Alabama, Florida, and New York, with other malpractice allegations tied to 2023 procedures and a 2024 $400,000 settlement related to a May 2023 incident.
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