Jennifer Ashton Biography
Jennifer Ashton is a doctor, author, and television reporter. She is the chief health and medical editor for ABC News and Good Morning America, as well as the chief women’s health correspondent for The Dr. Oz Show and a Cosmopolitan Magazine columnist. She is also a regular guest speaker and moderator at events that raise awareness of women’s health issues.
How old is Jennifer Ashton? – Age
She is 52 years old as of 23 April. She was born in 1969 in George Air Force Base. Her real name is Jennifer Lee Garfien Ashton.
Jennifer Ashton Family
She is the daughter of Oscar Garfein, a cardiologist in New York City, and Dorothy Garfein, a registered nurse. Evan Garfein, her brother, is the chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Montefiore Hospital in New York City.
Jennifer Ashton Husband
Jennifer married Robert Ashton Jr, a thoracic and cardiac surgeon, on August 31, 1996, and they later had two children, Chloe and Alex. They divorced in January 2017. Robert, 52, committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge on February 11, 2017, two weeks after his divorce was finalized. During an interview with colleague George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America on June 6, 2018, after news of Kate Spade’s suicide broke, Ashton went public about her ex-death.
What is Dr. Jennifer Ashton’s net worth?
She has an estimated net worth of $8 Million.
How much money does Dr. Jen Ashton make? – Salary
Her salary is not revealed.
Jennifer Ashton Career
Ashton, a board-certified obstetrician, and gynecologist completed her residency at New York’s St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital Center. She has worked as an attending physician at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, a Mount Sinai Medical Center affiliate in Englewood, New Jersey, and is now in private practice.
Ashton has written numerous magazine articles and contributed to The Record of Bergen, New Jersey’s health blog. She has also written three books: The Body Scoop for Girls (2009), which educates adolescent girls about puberty; Your Body Beautiful in 2012, which addresses health and wellness issues in middle-aged women; and Eat This When You’re Expecting, Not That in 2016, which outlines a diet designed specifically for pregnant women.
Ashton began her television career in 2006 as the Fox News Channel’s first female medical contributor. He has appeared on The Learning Channel’s A Baby Story, PBS, and Oprah’s XM radio show The Dr. Oz Show. She joined CBS News in 2009 as a medical correspondent, contributing to all CBS media platforms and appearing regularly on The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and The Early Show.
She is still a regular expert commentator on WCBS and its national affiliates. Ashton co-hosted the ABC television series The Revolution, which was canceled in April 2012 due to low viewership. She joined ABC News’ medical unit in 2012 as a senior medical contributor, appearing regularly on Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight. She joined the daytime talk show The Doctors as an on-air personality in 2013. She has been a co-host on GMA3: What You Need To Know since March 2020.
