[3] His second thesis which was required to pursue an academic career was about his experience as a military surgeon during the wars with Finland and Germany.

[3] In 1948 Petrovsky was promoted to the title of professor of general surgery at the Moscow State Medical Institute.

[3] On 23 May 1972 Petrovsky and US Secretary of State William P. Rogers signed a five-year agreement for a cooperative health program.

[1] He was elected as the Honorary Fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons of England and was the sixth Russian scientist who was given this title after Viktor Pashutin, Nikolai Velyaminov, Vladimir Oppel, Nikolay Burdenko and Sergei Yudin.

[1] He was also a recipient of honorary fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, of the surgical societies of Poland, Hungary, Italy and Cuba, of the Czechoslovakian Medical Society and of the French Surgical Academy.

[1] His other awards include:[8] One of the books written by Petrovsky was published in 1949 entitled Surgical Treatment of Vascular Injuries.