Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS

Gastroenterology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

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

My education and training

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

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

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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

Research

Publications

Almandoz JP, Pickett-Blakely O, Tewksbury C, Stefanski A, Gonsahn-Bollie S, Dimitriadis GK, Murro AL, Cao D, Meng Q, Neff LM Nutritional status with tirzepatide in obesity: A post hoc analysis of the SURMOUNT-1-4 randomized clinical trials , Obesity Pillars, 17: 2026

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.