Surgeon faces manslaughter charge after allegedly removing wrong organ during surgery

A routine surgical procedure in Florida has turned into a shocking criminal case after a former surgeon was accused of removing the wrong organ, leading to a patient’s death.A Walton County grand jury reviewed the case and concluded that the actions inside the operating room “constituted criminal conduct under Florida law.” (Pexels/Representational Image)Dr Thomas Shaknovsky has been indicted a grand jury and charged with second-degree manslaughter after authorities said a 2024 operation at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach went fatally wrong.According to a news report Fox News, the patient, 70-year-old Bill Bryan from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, died on the operating table due to catastrophic blood loss.Prosecutors said Bryan was scheduled to undergo a laparoscopic splenectomy, a minimally invasive surgery meant to remove the spleen.However, during the procedure, the patient’s liver was allegedly removed instead. The make proved fatal, with authorities stating the error directly led to his death.Also Read: