A Florida doctor has had his medical license temporarily suspended in Alabama after being accused of removing the wrong organ from an Alabama man in Florida, resulting in his death.
Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky faced the suspension of his medical license in the state of Alabama by the Alabama Medical Licensure Commission on Wednesday.
Dr. Shaknovsky has been licensed to practice in Alabama since 2016, according to officials.
Court records accuse Dr. Shaknovsky of removing William Bryan’s liver instead of his spleen during a splenectomy at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital, which led to Bryan’s death.
The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners’ complaint against Dr. Shaknovsky sparked the suspension, according to the commission.
The Licensure Commission’s order states that Dr. Shaknovsky “may constitute an immediate danger to his patients and the public.”
The commission asserted its authority to issue, suspend, and revoke medical licenses for practitioners of medicine and osteopathy in Alabama.
A hearing has been scheduled for December 18th to decide whether Shaknovsky should have his medical license revoked.
