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She saved her friend with an organ donation, then helped a 4-year-old girl fighting for her life

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After years of medical struggles and uncertainty, 4-year-old Ailani Troncoso is finally enjoying her childhood, thanks to a special gift from a complete stranger. Today, Ailani is bursting with energy, but her parents, Amanda and Miguel, remember a very different little girl. “She was just like a shell of herself. And she just wasn’t living,” … Read more

Florida surgeon who removed wrong organ says he is ‘forever traumatized’ by patient’s death

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Over the course of an eight-hour deposition, Florida surgeon Thomas Shaknovsky faced the same question again and again: Why did he remove a man’s liver instead of his spleen? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The disastrous August 2024 surgical error and death of Shaknovsky’s patient, … Read more

Watch: Florida surgeon arrested who is accused of removing wrong organ from patient

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Fla. surgeon accused of removing wrong organ was driving a Lyft when arrested, video shows

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A Florida surgeon accused of killing a patient on the operating table by removing his liver rather than his spleen was driving passengers for Lyft when he was arrested in a dramatic confrontation, video footage shows. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The body camera video, … Read more

Doctor faces manslaughter charge for allegedly removing wrong organ during surgery

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A grand jury indicted a Florida doctor on manslaughter charges for allegedly removing a patient’s liver, instead of his spleen, during a 2024 surgery DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. — A grand jury indicted a Florida doctor on a manslaughter charge for allegedly removing a patient’s liver instead of his spleen during a 2024 surgery. The prosecutor … Read more

Changes in organ donor status can fall through cracks in the system

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When Raven Kinser walked into a Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles office two summers ago, she checked a box on her driver’s license application indicating she did not want to donate her organs in the event of her death, reversing her earlier donor registration. Six months later, after she was declared dead at Riverside Regional … Read more