Overview
- A deposition transcript released Thursday by NBC News shows Thomas Shaknovsky saying chaotic bleeding led him to remove William Bryan’s liver during a planned spleen surgery.
- The medical examiner reported no ruptured aneurysm, found the spleen untouched, and concluded a cut to the inferior vena cava caused the fatal blood loss.
- Shaknovsky was indicted on second-degree manslaughter in April and has pleaded not guilty, with arraignment set for May 19 in Walton County.
- He told a nurse to label the removed organ as a spleen, according to the deposition and court filings.
- Florida suspended his license on an emergency basis and Alabama also barred him from practice, as state records cite staff concerns about his skill and poor visibility after switching to open surgery.