Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS
Gastroenterology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
Make an appointmentCall 215-349-8222
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, GI Nutrition, Celiac Sprue and Obesity Program
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Residency: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

243 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

February 2026
very personable, genuinely concerned about my needs/problems.
February 2026
she didn't help me in the right direction . was very rude to me as i was trying to get my health in order. now i don't have medicine until it's checked not good for me. i've an eating disorder and disability
February 2026
i recommend dr. pickett blakey to everyone. i trust her implicitly.
January 2026
dr. pickett blakely is very pleasant, professional, thorough, respectful, knowledgeable about my son's special needs, understanding of our limitations and i trust her recommendations for my son.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Pickett-Blakely is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Newberry C, Peng FB, Lynch KL, Sheth SG, Pickett-Blakely O, Maratt JK AGA Institute Quality Indicators for Obesity Medication Use in Practice , Gastroenterology, 169(7): 2025,1537-1546

Panchal S, Mahmud N, Atkins JH, Kang H, Leto A, Goebel A, Trivedi N, Chatila A, Hsu WW, Ginsberg GG, Pickett-Blakeley O, Zandvakili I Endoscopy and anesthesia outcomes associated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use in patients undergoing outpatient upper endoscopy. , Gastrointestinal Endoscopy , 102(2): 2025,216-222

Sehgal P, Lewis JD, Pickett-Blakely O, Nandi N, Bewtra M, Lichtenstein GR Safety and Clinical Effectiveness of GLP1 Receptor Agonists in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients , Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , 23(8): 2025,1453-1454

Priya Sehgal, Faten Aberra, Tushar Khanna, Klea Profka, Octavia Pickett-Blakely, Neilanjan Nandi, Farzana Rashid Hossain, Meenakshi Bewtra, James D. Lewis, Gary R. Lichtenstein Safety and clinical effectiveness of GLP1 receptor agonists in inflammatory bowel disease patients; a retrospective cohort study , Gastroenterology, 166(4): 2024,S-123-124

Sarjukumar Panchal, Octavia Pickett-Blakely, Gregory G. Ginsberg, Hansol Kang, Alexandra Leto, Anna M. Goebel, Joshua Atkins, Inuk Zandvakili Outcomes associated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use in patients undergoing upper endoscopy , Gastroenterology, 155(5): 2024,S-207

Vivian Ortiz and Octavia Pickett-Blakely Obesity Medical and Physical Assessment , Health Professional's Guide to Management of Overweight and Obesity: 2024

Jennifer Lubell GI Docs Nutrition Education Deficit May Shortchange Patients , Medscape Medical News: 2023

Inuk Zandvukili MD, PhD, Maraya Pulaski MD, Octavia Pickett-Blakely MD, MHS A Phenotypic Approach to Obesity Treatment , Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 38(5): 2023,959-975

Carolyn Newberry, MD, Brandon Sprung, MD, Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS Enhancing Nutrition and Obesity Education in GI Fellowship through Universal Curriculum Development , Gastroenterology, 165(1): 2023,16-19.

Vibhu Chiiajallu, Joseph Sleiman, Sarah DeLozier, Emad Mansoor, Raj Shah, Eduardo Grunvald, Octavia Pickett-Blakely, Perica Davitkov Incidence proportion of pancreatic complications with incretin-based therapies: a multicenter population-based study , Gastroenterology, 164: 2023,S-146