Robert received his medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania and had been in practice for more than 20 years.
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Robert was the thoracic surgery director at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and chief thoracic surgeon at Hackensack University Medical Center, The Fort Lee Daily Voice reported.
On August 31, 1996, Jennifer married Robert Ashton Jr, a thoracic and cardiac surgeon, and later had two children, Chloë and Alex.
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Robert and Jennifer, previously a contributor to The Doctors who was named the first-ever Chief Women’s Health Correspondent for The Dr. Oz Show in 2016, amicably divorced and remained friends.
Two weeks after the divorce was finalized, Robert, 52, died by suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge
Robert Ashton Parents: Meet Bob Ashton and Lillian Ashton
Robert was a prominent thoracic surgeon, proud father of Alex and Chloe, and son of Bob and Lillian Ashton, formerly of Vineland, N.J., now residing in Naples, Florida
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