Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’
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A plastic surgeon from Mount Sinai treated a young woman’s head wound with 35 stitches on Jeffrey Epstein’s dining room table.
An internist in West Palm Beach ordered a blood test for another woman and relayed the abnormal results directly to Epstein. A dentist at Columbia University asked Epstein how much dental work he wanted done on a “girl” with severe tooth decay.
These medical providers were part of a small network of specialists Epstein cultivated and rewarded. The convicted sex offender and financier, who died in a jail cell in 2019, frequently consulted these doctors for his own health concerns, ranging from back pain and high cholesterol to erectile dysfunction. He also used the connections to arrange care for his powerful friends and sometimes for young women he exploited.
Documents released by the government in January show that Epstein directed some women to get pelvic exams, liposuction, mole removals, and other specialty treatments—often paying steep fees, including $800-an-hour psychiatric therapy or dental procedures. At times, he abruptly cut off care; one assistant forwarded him a request for $600 to refill acne medication, and he replied, “Ignore.”
While it is unsurprising that Epstein received high-end medical care due to his wealth and elite connections, the records show some doctors violated ethical standards. One sent sexual partners elsewhere for gonorrhea treatment so their cases wouldn’t be tied to him. Others shared patients’ private health information without consent, drawing complaints from some women.
“All the doctors you pay directly keep you well informed about my ‘treatments,’” one woman wrote to Epstein, who dismissed her concerns, telling her the doctors “take the time to make sure im happy.”
Epstein rewarded favored doctors with cash, gifts like Apple Watches, introductions to celebrities, and trips to his private island or New Mexico ranch. Some doctors received funding for research and charitable projects. Epstein donated more than $375,000 to Mount Sinai, much of it to a breast cancer center founded by Dr. Eva Dubin, who had dated him in the 1980s and acted as a conduit to the hospital.
Dr. Dubin facilitated referrals for Epstein, his associates, and women in his orbit, and she arranged positions at Mount Sinai for at least two young women at his request. In a statement, she said her referrals were made in good faith without knowledge of Epstein’s criminal conduct.
Among the most striking incidents, a young Russian woman who fell off an ATV on Epstein’s private island received emergency stitches on his dining room table from Mount Sinai plastic surgeon Dr. Jess Ting, after Dr. Dubin arranged the treatment. Experts have criticized the decision, saying such a wound should have been treated in an emergency room. Dr. Ting later received donations from Epstein and visited his island.
Other physicians also provided in-home procedures, cosmetic treatments, and referrals. In one case, Epstein used his Palm Beach internist, Dr. Bruce Moskowitz, to arrange gonorrhea treatment for women without reporting the cases to the Florida Department of Health. Documents show Epstein’s donations and financial support reinforced these relationships.
Epstein frequently inserted himself into the medical care of young women, raising questions about consent and the ethics of the doctors involved. Emails show he often dictated treatment decisions, as with a Columbia University dentist who performed root canals, fillings, and braces for women Epstein sent. Dr. Bernard Kruger, co-founder of a concierge Manhattan ER, and Dr. Steven Victor, a dermatologist, also provided care for women referred by Epstein, sometimes involving financial favors or investments.
Experts noted that federal law prohibits doctors from sharing patient information without consent, and the documents suggest Epstein’s influence often guided medical decisions. Barry R. Furrow, a health law expert at Drexel University, said, “They’re being forced to have this treatment by a doctor not of their choice. I don’t think you can even talk about consent in this.”
Even as some doctors pushed back or expressed frustration over unpaid care and financial dealings, they continued treating patients referred by Epstein, showing the complex mix of loyalty, financial incentive, and ethical compromise.
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