Petros Kokkalis

For his grandson, see Petros S. Kokkalis.

Petros Kokkalis (Greek: Πέτρος Κόκκαλης; 18 September 1896 – 15 January 1962) was a distinguished professor of Medicine in the University of Athens has been one of the leading figures of Medicine in pre WWII Greece, introducing pioneering methods in thoracic surgery and neurosurgery. His main medical achievements include the introduction of  thoracoplasty in Greece and removal of the phrenic nerve for the treatment of tuberculosis, as well as the first pneumonectomy with the Tourniquet method and the first pericardiectomy for the release of compressive pericarditis.^[1][2]

Petros Kokkalis
Secretary of Health and Social Welfare in the Provisional Democratic Government
In office 1947–1949
Personal details
Born	(1896-09-18)September 18, 1896 Livadeia, Greece
Died	January 15, 1962(1962-01-15) (aged 65) East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
Political party	Communist Party of Greece
Spouse	Niki Kouletsi
Children	Socrates Kokkalis Avgi-Polyxeni Kokkalis
Parent(s)	Socrates Kokkalis (1856–1944) Polyxeni Nakou (1866–1937)
Relatives	Petros S. Kokkalis (grandson)
Alma mater	University of Athens Humboldt University of Berlin
Occupation	Physician, surgeon, professor
Known for	Advances in thoracic surgery; pioneering heart and lung transplantation