Tag: LIVER REMOVED

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.

Erica Thomas | 11.26.24

Alabama suspends license of surgeon accused of removing liver instead of spleen

The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners & Medical Licensure Commission suspended the license of a surgeon at the center of a homicide investigation in Florida.

Erica Thomas | 10.28.24

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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.

Erica Thomas | 10.24.24

License suspended for Florida surgeon who took Alabama man’s liver instead of his spleen

William Dale "Bill" Bryan, 70, of Muscle Shoals, died during what was supposed to be a splenectomy at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in Florida.

Erica Thomas | 09.26.24

Muscle Shoals man dies after Florida surgeon removes liver instead of spleen

A surgeon in Florida removed an Alabama man’s liver instead of his spleen, killing him, according to personal injury lawyers.

Erica Thomas | 09.05.24