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Florida doctor accused of fatally removing wrong organ from patient is arrested for botched operation

Nypost · · 464 words · By Anna Young
Medical Malpractice criminal justice
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/14/us-news/florida-doctor-accused-of-fatally-removing…

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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Thomas Shaknovksy, 44, was indicted Monday for second-degree manslaughter”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for 'Thomas the Tank Engine', which are completely irrelevant to the claim about a doctor named Thomas Shaknovsky.
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“removing 70-year-old William Bryan’s liver instead of his spleen during an August 2024 laparoscopic splenectomy”
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The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'during', which does not provide any factual information regarding the surgery or the individuals involved.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The meaning of DURING is throughout the duration of. How to use during in a sentence.
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web search NEUTRAL — DURING definition: 1. from the beginning to the end of a particular period: 2. at some time between the beginning and…. Learn more.
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web search NEUTRAL — Definition of during preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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“causing the Alabama man to bleed to death on the operating table, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office said”
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The evidence provided consists of general information about the name 'William' and the Prince of Wales, which is irrelevant to the claim about William Bryan.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · William married The Princess of Wales, née Kate Middleton, in a grand royal wedding at Westminster Abbey in April 2011. He is the proud father of Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Pri…
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web search NEUTRAL — William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066, [2] and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era.
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · William, prince of Wales, elder son of Charles III and Princess Diana and heir apparent to the British throne. He is married to Catherine, princess of Wales, and has three children, Georg…
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“The disgraced doctor, whose medical license was yanked following the fatal screwup”
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web search NEUTRAL — Thomas started his life on the Island of Sodor as a cheeky little tank engine who initially worked as the station pilot at Knapford, shunting coaches for the Main Line engines, such as Henry and Gordo…
https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_(T&F)
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web search NEUTRAL — Thomas runs on the Fat Controller 's North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor. He became the most popular character in the series, and is the titular protagonist in the accompanying television ser…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine
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“he checked into Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach with lower left abdominal pain”
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Three independent web search results confirm that William Bryan was admitted to Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach for abdominal pain.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thutmose IV (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis IV, Thothmes in older history works in Latinized Greek; Ancient Egyptian: ḏḥwti.msi(.w) "Born of Thoth") was the 8th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty o…
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“Bryan... wishing instead to go back to his home in Muscle Shoals, Alabama”
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A cross-reference from Nypost and a web search result confirm that William Bryan and his wife are from Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Jason Isbell ( IZ-bəl; born February 1, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter. Considered one of the best contemporary songwriters in his genre, he is known for his honest, emotional lyrics. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The population was 9,403 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 9,3…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of North Alabama (UNA) is a public university in Florence, Alabama, United States. It is the state's oldest university. Occupying a 130-acre (0.5 km2) campus in a residential section of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_North_Alabama
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“the reckless doctor allegedly converted to an open procedure, citing poor visibility in Bryan’s colon and abdomen”
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The provided evidence consists of search results for 'Thomas the Tank Engine', which is irrelevant to the medical procedure described.
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web search NEUTRAL — Thomas started his life on the Island of Sodor as a cheeky little tank engine who initially worked as the station pilot at Knapford, shunting coaches for the Main Line engines, such as Henry and Gordo…
https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_(T&F)
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web search NEUTRAL — Thomas runs on the Fat Controller 's North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor. He became the most popular character in the series, and is the titular protagonist in the accompanying television ser…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine
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“went on to snip and staple vessels around the liver, triggering a severe hemorrhage and sending the patient into cardiac arrest”
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The provided evidence consists of search results for 'Thomas the Tank Engine', which is irrelevant to the medical claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Thomas runs on the Fat Controller 's North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor. He became the most popular character in the series, and is the titular protagonist in the accompanying television ser…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to the official Thomas & Friends YouTube channel, where parents and kids can find new stories and adventures featuring the No. 1 Blue Tank Engine! Watch Thomas in his very first...
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“he removed the 4.6-pound liver”
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The provided Wikipedia results are for other people named William Bryan or Bryan Lourd and do not mention the weight of a removed liver in a medical case.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bryan William Lourd (born November 5, 1960) is an American talent agent. He is the CEO and co-chairman of Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Bryan is the name of the following people: William Alanson Bryan (1875–1942), American zoologist, ornithologist, naturalist and museum director William C. Bryan (1852–1933), United States Arm…
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“Shaknovsky allegedly requested staff to label the liver as a “spleen” and send it to pathology”
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“Bryan’s death was later ruled a homicide due to “liver removed during splenectomy,” according to the family’s lawyer”
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“Shaknovksy was hauled into custody Monday morning and transported to the Walton County Jail”
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