Florida surgeon ‘devastated’ over death of patient after removing liver instead of spleen
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- Photograph: Zarzaur Firm View image in fullscreen William Bryan and his wife Beverly.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google A Florida surgeon who is facing criminal charges after allegedly removing a patient’s liver instead of his spleen has said he is “forever traumatized” by that person’s death.
- In a deposition from November that was recently obtained by NBC, 44-year-old Thomas Shaknovsky described the death of 70-year-old William Bryan as an “incredibly unfortunate event that I regret deeply”.
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William Bryan and his wife Beverly. Photograph: Zarzaur Firm View image in fullscreen William Bryan and his wife Beverly. Photograph: Zarzaur Firm Florida Florida surgeon ‘devastated’ over death of patient after removing liver instead of spleen Thomas Shaknovsky botched the surgery of William Bryan, 70, who died on the operating table
Prefer the Guardian on Google A Florida surgeon who is facing criminal charges after allegedly removing a patient’s liver instead of his spleen has said he is “forever traumatized” by that person’s death.
In a deposition from November that was recently obtained by NBC, 44-year-old Thomas Shaknovsky described the death of 70-year-old William Bryan as an “incredibly unfortunate event that I regret deeply”.