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Octavia E. Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS

Octavia E. Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS Physician

Director, GI Nutrition, Celiac Sprue and Obesity Program Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Dr. Pickett-Blakely is employed by Penn Medicine.

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4.8out of 5
65 Patient Satisfaction Ratings

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Patient Rating Breakdown

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Clinical Specialties

Specialty:

  • Gastroenterology

Programs & Centers:

Board Certification:

  • Gastroenterology, 2010

Clinical Expertise:

  • Abdominal Bloating
  • Abdominal Disorders
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Bowel Disorders
  • Bowel incontinence (Fecal Incontinence)
  • C. Difficile (Clostridium Difficile Diarrhea)
  • Celiac Disease (Celiac Sprue)
  • Chronic Diarrhea
  • Colitis
  • Colonoscopy
  • Constipation
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
  • Digestive Conditions
  • Diverticulitis (Colonic Diverticulitis)
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
  • Esophageal Achalasia
  • Esophageal Disorders
  • Esophagitis
  • Esophagus Tumors
  • Fatty Liver Diseases
  • Gallbladder Disorders
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Gastroparesis
  • Gastroscopy
  • H. Pylori Infection
  • Hepatitis
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hiatal Hernia
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Liver Cirrhosis
  • Liver Diseases
  • Motility Disorders
  • Pancreatic Cyst
  • Pancreatitis
  • Peptic Ulcer Disease (Stomach Ulcers)
  • Rectal Disorders
  • Short Bowel Syndrome (Short Gut Syndrome)
  • Sigmoidoscopy
  • Stomach Disorders
  • Swallowing Disorders
  • Upper GI Endoscopy
  • Zenker's Diverticulum
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Practice Locations and Appointments

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna US Healthcare
  • Amerihealth Caritas
  • Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HealthSpring
  • Clover Health Plan
  • CVS Health
  • Devon Health Services (Americare)
  • eLAP Services
  • Gateway Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
  • HealthPartners
  • HealthPartners Medicare
  • HealthSmart
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • Homestead Smart Health Plans
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  • Humana / Choicecare
  • Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
  • Intergroup
  • Keystone First
  • Keystone First Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • NJ Medicaid
  • NJ Qualcare
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
  • PA Medicaid
  • PA Medicare
  • Preferred Health Care/LGH
  • Provider Partners Health Plan
  • Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
  • Remedy Partners at Penn Medicine
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
  • US Family Health Plan
  • Veterans Choice Program

Education and Training

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

Memberships

American Gastroenterological Association Academy of Educators, International American Gastroenterological Association, International American Gastroenterology Association, National American Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, National

Hospital Affiliation

Dr. Pickett-Blakely is employed by Penn Medicine.

Hospital Privileges:

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Radnor: Has privileges to perform procedures.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Research

Selected Publications:

Agbim U, Carr RM, Pickett-Blakely O, Dagogo-Jack S.: Ethnic Disparities in Adiposity: Focus on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Visceral, and Generalized Obesity. Curr Obes Rep : 2019.

Sahil Doshi, Yelina Alvarez, Shria Kumar, Octavia Pickett-Blakely: Acute Pancreatitis after Colonoscopy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine 2019 : 2019.

Xue Z, Stoner P, Shiavone P, Coughlin R, Amoroso V, Pickett-Blakely O, Kinosian B, Compher C: Preparing the Patient for Home Parenteral Nutrition and Planning a Successful Course of Therapy GI Clinics of North America : 2019.

Jessica Briscoe, Monica Saumoy, Octavia Pickett-Blakely: An Approach to Obesity Management for Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology : 2019.

Carolyn Newberry, MD and Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS: You have the power! Implementing the POWER guidelines in everyday practice. AGA Perspectives : 2018.

Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS; Kimberly Young; and Rotonya M. Carr, MD: Micronutrients in NAFLD Pathogenesis Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 (4): 451-462,2018.

Rebecca Yao and Octavia Pickett-Blakely: Endoscopy Unit Considerations in the Care of Obese Patients. Bariatric Endoscopy, 2nd Edition : 2018.

Newberry C Rajravelu R, Pickett-Blakely O, Falk G, Yang Y, Lynch K.: Achalasia Patients are at Nutritional Risk Regardless of Presenting Weight Category Digestive Diseases and Sciences 63 (5): 1243,2018.

Torres-Landa Samuel, Kannan Umashankkar, Guajardo Isabella, Pickett-Blakely Octavia E, Dempsey Daniel T, Williams Noel N, Dumon Kristoffel R: Surgical management of obesity. Minerva chirurgica 73 (1): 41-54,2018.

Newberry Carolyn, McKnight Lindsay, Sarav Menaka, Pickett-Blakely Octavia: Going gluten free: the history and nutritional implications of today's most popular diet Current Gastroenterology Reports 19 (11): 54,2017.

Academic Contact Info

3400 Civic Center Boulevard
7 South Pavilion
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 349-8222
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366 (PENN)