US Surgeon Arrested After Removing Liver Instead of Spleen in Fatal Surgery

A Florida-based doctor faces second-degree manslaughter charges after a routine splenectomy in Alabama went wrong. Prosecutors say he removed the patient’s liver instead of the spleen and failed to properly document switching from a laparoscopic to open procedure as the patient began hemorrhaging. Operating staff had raised concerns about his inexperience and the late-day schedule. Witnesses describe a chaotic scene in which the surgeon misidentified organs and used a stapling device blindly, leading to uncontrollable bleeding and the patient’s death. This case follows earlier errors by the same physician, who previously removed a portion of a pancreas instead of an adrenal gland and was linked to another fatality. His medical licenses in Florida, Alabama and New York were suspended or surrendered before his recent arrest on a $75,000 bond.

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