Jennifer Ashton
Doctor Jennifer Ashton is a graduate of Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Columbia University New York City, where she was Class President for four consecutive years. She was the single recipient of the Bartlestone Prize in Pharmacology and has been recognized by the Girl Scout Council of Bergen County.
In her private practice at Hygeia Gynecology in Englewood, NJ, Dr. Ashton practices General Obstetrics and Gynecology, specializing in Adolescent Gynecology and Adolescent Gynecologic Surgery. As an OB-GYN, Dr. Ashton enjoys the daily contact with women of all ages at various critical points in their lives. “An OB-GYN can deliver a baby, treat an adolescent with painful periods, a 50-year-old with hot flashes, and diagnostic cancer all in the same day. The field encompasses endocrinology, surgery, psychiatry, oncology, and infectious diseases all wrapped up in one specialty.”
Dr. Ashton can be seen regularly on Fox as a medical contributor. She and her husband, Robert, a renowned thoracic surgeon, make joint appearances on the network a few times each week to address timely health issues. She has also been a guest on Oprah & Friends on satellite XM radio with Dr. Mehmet Oz.
She resides in Englewood, New Jersey with her husband and their two children.