Florida surgeon accused of removing wrong organ from patient ‘forever traumatized’ by his death

NewsWorldAmericasFlorida surgeon accused of removing wrong organ from patient ‘forever traumatized’ by his deathDr Thomas Shaknovsky said he could not explain how ‘demoralizing it is and how devastating’ it is lose a patientOwen Scott Thursday 07 May 2026 15:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972218","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/thomas-shaknovsky-william-bryan-spleen-liver-b2972218.html","title":"Surgeon accused of removing wrong organ from patient ‘traumatized’ by his death"}}CloseNew Jersey police drop off food order after arresting DoorDash driver during deliveryThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas"},"isClimate":false}A Florida surgeon accused o...