Jennifer Ashton, MD
Founder, Ajenda; Former Chief Medical Correspondent for Good Morning America; Authority on Women’s Health, Weight Management and Nutrition
Biography
Dr. Jennifer Ashton is Board-certified Ob-Gyn, and is also Board-Certified in Obesity Medicine. She is a graduate of Columbia College, Columbia University. She then received her medical degree from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she was elected Class President for four consecutive years. Upon graduation, she was awarded the prestigious Bartlestone Award in Pharmacology. Dr. Ashton received her post-graduate training in women’s health and surgery at St.Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in NYC, an affiliate of Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. She served as Administrative Chief Resident and was awarded Chief Resident of the Year upon completing her residency. She received a Master’s of Science Degree in Nutrition from the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Institute of Human Nutrition in 2016, making Dr. Ashton one of the only M.D.'s with a national media platform who also has a degree in Nutrition. Dr. Ashton is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She has presented abstracts and posters at national clinical meetings in the fields of General Surgery, Critical Care and Gynecologic Oncology. Dr. Ashton is on the Attending staff of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, NJ, an affiliate of Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. One of the few physicians with media platforms who still sees patients, she has an active medical practice, where she treats women of all ages for medical and surgical gynecologic conditions. In addition, using her credentials in Obesity Medicine and Nutrition, Dr. Ashton treats obesity/overweight and manages weight-loss medications, recommends dietary approaches, and often uncovers a major cause for struggles with weight that had gone undiagnosed. In October 2017, Dr. Ashton was named Chief Medical Correspondent for ABC News. In 2013, CBS Paramount Television announced that Dr. Ashton had been signed as co-host of the daytime medical tv show, The Doctors. Since 2012, she has also been the Senior Medical Contributor for Good Morning America and World News Tonight, ABC News. From 2009-2011, Dr. Ashton was the Medical Correspondent for CBS News Network, where she received the prestigious Columbia Alfred DuPont Award for Excellence in Journalism for her work. Dr. Ashton is the author of 3 books: Eat This Not That When Expecting, The Body Scoop for Girls, and Your Body Beautiful. Dr. Ashton is also the author of the monthly feature column, Ask Dr. Ashton, in Cosmopolitan Magazine. In January, 2010, Dr. Ashton travelled to Haiti with a medical team where she treated victims of the earthquake for 8 days. Dr. Ashton is the country’s leading voice of Women’s Health, as the only Board-certified Ob-Gyn with two national media platforms. She is a frequent Keynote Speaker and Moderator for National events regarding Health and Wellness. She is committed to improving the lives of girls and women through increasing health literacy and busting myths that have been propagated via folklore with little medical or scientific basis. She has a ‘girlfriend’s’ approachable demeanor with Ivy League credentials that combine to make her the definitive voice for Women’s Health in the modern age. As a mom of 2 teenagers, Dr. Ashton not only ‘talks the talk’ but ‘walks the walk’, proving that commitment to good nutrition, fitness, sleep and stress reduction are the cornerstones to health and wellness. With her MD, and credentials in Nutrition, along with her accomplishments as a triathlete, cyclist and fitness enthusiast, Dr. Ashton is as comfortable discussing the latest workout or diet trend, as she is counseling on cancer screening or reproductive health issues facing women. She is author of health and fitness books including: Your Body Beautiful; Eat This, Not That! When You’re Expecting; The Body Scoop for Girls; Weight Watchers: The No-Nonsense Weight Watchers Freestyle 2018 Cookbook.
Speech Topics
Life After Tragedy
Sharing her personal experience of living through the suicide death of her ex-husband and children’s father, in her latest book, Life After Suicide, Dr. Ashton relates her own story of courage and recovery after tragedy struck her family. By facing her own vulnerabilities, and leaning on her co-workers and colleagues, Dr. Ashton returned to a very public and demanding life and job while struggling to care for her grieving children. She shares how it is possible to find strength and comfort even in what seems like an insurmountable crisis.
Challenges in Healthcare Today
Explained by someone with a unique ‘macro’ and ‘micro’ view of modern medicine, as a Chief Medical correspondent who reports the nation’s top medical news and a practicing physician who sees patients in her medical office. From communication issues, to health care literacy problems that cross socio-economic demographics, Dr. Ashton provides thought-provoking insights into the problems facing us in healthcare, as well as suggests some solutions that can be implemented by both professionals and laypeople alike.
Teamwork in Medicine and Media
There is some controversy today as to which type of individual functions better in the workplace- the person who works solo, or the ‘team player.’ Dr. Ashton shares examples from her careers in Medicine and Media that can be extrapolated to any profession. She offers motivational guidance on how to work outside of one’s comfort zone, try new things, work well with others (be a team player), and how to take advantage of both professional and personal obstacles and opportunities.
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