An osteopathic physician from Florida who was accused of removing a patient’s incorrect organ has voluntarily renounced his Alabama medical license.
Following a patient’s death in Florida, Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky’s license was fully surrendered to the Alabama Medical Licensure Commission on Monday. Both Florida and Alabama had already suspended his license.
Bill Bryan, a veteran, passed away on the operating table at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach, Florida, in August. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is looking into his death. According to the Florida Surgeon General, Shaknovsky took his liver rather than his spleen, which is how he died.
Citing “egregious surgical errors” and “egregious conduct of fabricating medical records,” Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said that Shaknovsky “presents an immediate, serious danger to the health, welfare, and safety of the public” and issued an emergency license suspension order. A history of issues is outlined in the 21-page order.
At the same facility, Shaknovsky allegedly removed a man’s pancreas in May 2023 rather than his adrenal gland, claiming the adrenal gland had “migrated” to a new area of the body.
Records from the Florida Insurance Regulation indicate that the patient sustained long-term ailments, such as losing his fingers and having his organs damaged or destroyed. The Florida Insurance Regulation records show that the complaint was resolved for $400,000.
An Agency for Healthcare Administration report states that in August 2023, Shaknovsky operated on another patient at the same hospital who died from infection issues after having a portion of their colon removed.
According to Joe Zarzaur, Bryan’s widow’s lawyer, a legal case is still in the pre-suit phase.
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“Once that phase concludes, we will proceed with filing our lawsuit,” Zarzaur stated.
There is currently no planned hearing to ascertain Shaknovsky’s osteopathic physician license status in Florida.
