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Back to EpisodesDoctor Charged for Wrong Organ Removal
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Florida doctor, Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, faces second-degree manslaughter charges for allegedly removing a patients liver instead of their spleen, leading to the patients death. This is not the first error; in 2023, he removed part of a patients pancreas instead of an adrenal gland, causing permanent damage. Shaknovskys license was suspended and later revoked, and hes now in jail awaiting trial, facing up to fifteen years if convicted.
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