Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS

Gastroenterology

4.9 with 140 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS

Gastroenterology

4.9 with 140 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Director, GI Nutrition, Celiac Sprue and Obesity Program
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)
Dr. Pickett-Blakely is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Autoimmune Enteropathy
Celiac Disease (Celiac Sprue)
Common Variable Immune Deficiency
Malnutrition
Obesity
Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
Short Bowel Syndrome (Short Gut Syndrome)

Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Pickett-Blakely is part of these programs:

Penn Endoscopy and GI Diagnosis Services
Penn Liver Metabolism and Fatty Liver Program
Penn Nutrition, Obesity and Celiac Disease Program

Board Certification

Gastroenterology, 2023

Education and Training

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

Primary Location

Penn Gastroenterology Perelman

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
South Pavilion, 4th Floor
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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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.

Overall Ratings

out of 5 ; Ratings;

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Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare

Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

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): S-123-124,2024.

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): S-207,2024.

Vivian Ortiz and Octavia Pickett-Blakely: Obesity Medical and Physical Assessment Health Professional's Guide to Weight Management in Adults : 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): 959-975,2023.

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): 16-19.,2023.

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 : S-146,2023.

Berkeley Limketkai, Octavia Pickett-Blakely, Gerard Mullin: Nutrition Support: Enteral, Adults Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition 4th edition : 556-563,2023.

Sonali Palchaudhuri, Shivan J Mehta, Christopher K Snider, Lauren Hudson, Gary D Wu, Octavia Pickett-Blakely: Hospital Discharge on Enteral Nutrition is Associated with Increased Hospital Readmissions Journal of the American Nutrition Association 42 (2): 207-210,2023.

Eduardo Grunvald, Raj Shah, Ruben Hernaez, Apoorva Krishna Chandar, Octavia Pickett-Blakely, Levi M. Teigen, Tasma Harindhanavudhi, Shahnaz Sultan, Siddharth Singh, Perica Davitkov: AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Pharmacological Management of Adults With Obesity Gastroenterology 163 (5): 1198-1225,2022.

Academic Contact Information

3400 Civic Center Boulevard
4 South
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-349-8222
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Gastroenterological Association, International