Dr. Jennifer Ashton is ABC News’ chief health and medical correspondent. A Columbia DuPont and Emmy® Award-winning journalist, and a 2024 John Jay Award honoree, she has reported on the biggest medical, health and wellness issues across all ABC News platforms for the past 12 years. She is also co-host of “GMA3: What You Need to Know,” informing viewers about the day’s latest breaking health and medical news. Ashton is the only network medical correspondent who is a specialist in Women's Health and the only doctor with a national media platform who also holds a degree in nutrition and obesity medicine. She is also only the third physician to hold the position of chief medical correspondent in the 75-plus-year history of ABC News. Before joining ABC News, Ashton was the senior medical correspondent for CBS News and appeared on “The Early Show” and “CBS Evening News.” She was also a co-host on the syndicated talk show “The Doctors” for three years and a regular expert guest on “The Dr. Oz Show.”