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Shaknovsky Alabama News
Surgeon in mistaken liver removal case indicted in 2024 death of Muscle Shoals man

A Walton County, Fla. grand jury indicted the surgeon who performed a surgery on a Muscle Shoals man who died while on vacation in August 2024.

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Deposition reveals surgeon examined specimen in death case involving mistaken liver removal

Attorneys for the family of a Muscle Shoals man who died after his liver was removed during what was supposed to be a splenectomy said they have learned new information during depositions in the civil case against the surgeon.

Operating Room surgery Alabama News
Investigators calling on experts to assist in case of Muscle Shoals man who died after liver removed instead of spleen

The Walton County, Fla. Sheriff's Office is asking for expert opinions in connection to the death investigation of William Dale "Bill" Bryan, 70, of Muscle Shoals.

Shaknovsky Alabama News
Surgeon accused of fatal medical error in Florida surrenders Alabama medical license

Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, the surgeon accused of removing a man’s liver instead of his spleen, officially surrendered his Alabama license to practice medicine on Monday.

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'I hated working with him': Co-workers doubted surgeon who removed Alabama's man liver instead of spleen

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) released a 47-page report after interviewing witnesses and a surgeon after an Alabama's man liver was removed, killing him.

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Death of Muscle Shoals man ruled homicide in case of mistaken organ surgery

A criminal investigation could soon be underway after the medical examiner in the death of a man who died during surgery ruled the manner of death a homicide.