Florida surgeon charged with manslaughter after removing wrong organ
Mariah Taylor / beckershospitalreview - Thomas Shaknovsky, MD, a Florida surgeon, was charged April 13 with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of a 70-year-old man during surgery. The Alabama man was vacationing in Florida when he experienced severe pain on his left side, T…
AI Summary: A Florida surgeon has been criminally charged with manslaughter after allegedly removing the wrong organ during an operation that resulted in a patient’s death. Prosecutors say the error was catastrophic, triggering an investigation and renewed scrutiny of surgical safety protocols, oversight practices, and how a single clinical mistake escalates into a criminal case.
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