""During an Aug. 21, 2024, surgery, which was scheduled to be a laparoscopic splenectomy, Shaknovsky removed the victim's liver instead of his spleen, resulting in catastrophic blood loss and the patient's death on the operating table.""
""Our duty is to follow the facts wherever they lead, without fear or favor," Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson said in a statement."
""Florida suspended Shaknovsky's medical license after the surgery. Records show he voluntarily surrendered his medical license in Alabama after regulators moved to revoke his license.""
Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky faces a second-degree manslaughter charge after a surgery on August 21, 2024, where he removed a patient's liver instead of the spleen. This error caused catastrophic blood loss, resulting in the patient's death. The victim was a 70-year-old man from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Following the incident, Florida suspended Shaknovsky's medical license, and he voluntarily surrendered his Alabama medical license amid regulatory actions. The Walton County Sheriff emphasized the commitment to follow the facts in this case.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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