Dr. Jennifer Ashton Biography
Dr. Jennifer Ashton is a television correspondent, author, and physician. She is the chief health and medical editor for ABC News and Good Morning America, as well as the lead women’s health correspondent for The Dr. Oz Show and a Cosmopolitan Magazine contributor.
Dr. Jennifer Ashton Age
Ashton is 53 years 2022. She was born Jennifer Lee Garfien Ashton on 23 April 1969 in George Air Force Base.
Dr. Jennifer Ashton Height
Ashton stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m).
Dr. Jennifer Ashton Family
Ashton isthe son of Oscar Garfein, a New York City cardiologist, and Dorothy Garfein, a certified nurse. Evan Garfein, her brother, is the chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Montefiore Hospital in New York City.
Dr. Jennifer Ashton Husband
Jennifer married Robert Ashton Jr, a thoracic and heart surgeon, on August 31, 1996, and they have two children, Chloe and Alex. They divorced in January 2017. Robert, 52, committed suicide by jumping from the George Washington Bridge on February 11, 2017, two weeks after the divorce was finalized. Following the news of Kate Spade’s suicide, Ashton spoke out about her ex-death husband’s on Good Morning America with colleague George Stephanopoulos on June 6, 2018.
Dr. Jennifer Ashton Education
She studied French and English at the Horace Mann School in Riverdale, New York City. She earned a bachelor’s degree in art history from Columbia College, Columbia University, in 1991. She graduated from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons with a medical degree in 2000. She graduated from Columbia University with a master’s degree in nutrition in 2016.
Dr. Jennifer Ashton Career
Ashton did her residency at St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital Center (now Mount Sinai Morningside) in New York and is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist. She worked as an attending physician at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, a Mount Sinai Medical Center affiliate in Englewood, New Jersey, before going into private practice.
Ashton has written multiple magazine pieces and contributed to The Record of Bergen, New Jersey’s health blog. She’s also the author of three books: The Body Scoop for Girls (2009), which teaches adolescent girls about puberty; Your Body Beautiful (2012), which tackles health and wellness issues in middle-aged women; and Eat This When You’re Expecting, Not That (2016), which outlines a pregnancy diet. Ashton began her broadcast career in 2006 as the Fox News Channel’s first female medical contributor. She appeared on TLC’s A Baby Story, PBS, and The Dr. Oz Show on Oprah & Friends XM radio.
She joined CBS News in 2009 as a medical correspondent, contributing to all CBS media platforms and making regular appearances on The Early Show and CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. WCBS Radio and its national affiliates continue to showcase her as a featured expert commentator. Ashton co-hosted the ABC television show The Revolution, which was canceled in April 2012 due to low ratings.
She became a senior medical commentator for ABC News in 2012, appearing often on Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight. She joined the daytime discussion show The Doctors as an on-air personality in 2013. She has been a co-host for GMA3: What You Need To Know shows since March 2020. The Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey honored Ashton as a Woman of Achievement in 2007. The Octoberwoman Foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness presented her with the Hope for the Future Award in 2008.
Dr. Jennifer Ashton Books
- The Body Scoop for Girls: A Straight-Talk Guide to a Healthy, Beautiful You
- Body Beautiful: Clockstopping Secrets to Staying Healthy, Strong, and Sexy in Your 30s, 40s, and Beyond
- Eat This When You’re Expecting, Not That: Your Complete Guide to the Very Best Foods For Every Stage of Pregnancy
- Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss
Other anchors include Forrest Sawyer, Joan Lunden, Jim Avila, Joan Lunden, Cecily Tynan, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan, Lara Spencer, Ginger Zee, David Muir, Amy Robach, Kendis Gibson, Diane Macedo, Rob Nelson, Paula Faris, and Reena Ninan.
