In the wake of Mr. William Bryan’s tragic death on August 21, 2024, resulting from Dr. Shaknovsky’s removal of Mr. Bryan’s liver instead of his spleen during a splenectomy, the Florida Department of Health has issued a 21-page emergency order to suspend Dr. Shaknovsky’s medical license.
The Department conducted interviews with all operating room staff of Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast present during Mr. Bryan’s procedure as well as other relevant procedures performed by Dr. Shaknovsky.
The emergency order includes the following key statements:
“Dr. Shaknovsky’s blatant disregard for the truth, falsification of an operative report, and attempt to convince OR staff to acquiesce to his version of events is a breach of the public trust. Dr. Shaknovsky’s dishonesty cannot be contained to only operative reports; it colors every aspect of the practice of osteopathic medicine. The public must be able to trust that Dr. Shaknovsky’s description of patient care, whether that is in an emergency room, clinic, or primary care practice, is true. That trust is irrevocably broken. Therefore, there is no restriction that can adequately protect the public from an osteopathic physician who is willing to lie and pressure others to lie on their behalf.”
ORDER OF EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF LICENSE
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Mrs. Bryan hired Joe Zarzaur of Zarzaur Law, P.A. to get justice for her husband. She doesn’t want this doctor to continue treating patients. Mrs. Bryan is pushing both criminal and civil proceedings as she feels that “My husband died while helpless on the operating room table by Dr. Shaknovsky. I don’t want anyone else to die due to his incompetence at a hospital that should have known or knew he had previously made drastic, life-altering surgical mistakes.”