June 5, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTMIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — The patient was hemorrhaging, bright red blood pooling in his abdomen. His heart had stopped. As the medical team frantically did chest compressions on 70-year-old William Bryan, a surgeon raced to complete his operation through an incision in Bryan’s belly.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
A trail of errors, then a deadly operation: How a surgeon removed a patient’s liver by mistake
Before Thomas Shaknovsky took out a man’s liver instead of his spleen, he was accused of other serious mistakes. Hospital workers said they wouldn’t let him operate on their families.
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