Death On The Operating Table: Surgeon Charged After Removing the Wrong Organ
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🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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An Alabama doctor has been charged with manslaughter after his patient died during surgery. Prosecutors say the doctor made an unfathomable mistake: he removed the wrong organ. The patient was supposed to have his spleen removed, but instead, the doctor took out his liver. But, it’s not the first time the doctor has made such a mistake, and it’s not the first time one of his patients died from surgery.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.0 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:07.1 | It is Thursday, April 16th, and a surgeon has been charged with manslaughter because his patient died on the operating table. |
| 0:16.4 | The patient died after the doctor removed the wrong organ. |
| 0:23.8 | And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. |
| 0:26.9 | Yes, this doctor is facing manslaughter charges at this point. |
| 0:32.7 | I'll give you an update on the story that's been making some headlines. |
| 0:34.9 | Again, welcome to Amy and T.J. Robs is sitting this |
| 0:37.6 | one out. We'll be back with us here in a little bit, but wanted to give you this update because it is a significant one, and it's something that a lot of people will kind of relate to. Haven't we all at some point had a surgery? I always get nervous when you have surgery, but you don't think something like this is going to happen. |
| 0:53.7 | A doctor can't identify the right organ. |
| 0:57.1 | Well, to get you caught surgery, but you don't think something like this is going to happen. A doctor can't |
| 0:54.5 | identify the right organ. Well, to get you caught up, it's been making some headlines this week |
| 0:59.5 | because the doctor was finally officially charged. I'll say finally because the incident happened |
| 1:04.3 | last year, last summer in particular. This happened in Florida where a doctor by the name of Thomas Schikovsky was operating on a patient by the name of Bill Bryant. |
| 1:15.6 | 70 years old, Bill Bryan was actually from Alabama. Bill Bryan was in Florida in the Destin area for vacation with his wife. |
| 1:24.7 | And while they were there, he started complaining of some severe stomach pain. So they |
| 1:28.2 | started going into the doctor to get some help. The doctor kept recommending that, yes, you need to go |
| 1:33.6 | into surgery. We need to remove your spleen. Well, Bill Bryan is from Alabama. He doesn't know this doctor. |
| 1:40.0 | He doesn't know these people. So he wants to go back to Alabama when the trip is over, get the surgery done there. |
| 1:46.4 | The doctor, according to Bill Bryan's wife, and according to a lawsuit that has been filed, we'll get into that. |
| 1:53.9 | Bill Bryant insisted on going home, but the doctor, Thomas Schikovsky, pressured them repeatedly, stayed on them. You have to get it done here. |
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