Documents: Epstein Relied on Network of Doctors to Treat Him, 'Girls'

Newly released government documents detail how late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein relied on a network of doctors to treat him and young women in his orbit, at times raising ethical concerns about patient privacy and medical decision-making.

The records, which include more than 15,000 emails, text messages, lab reports and financial documents from 2009 to 2019, show Epstein directing medical care for women, paying for procedures, and, in some cases, receiving private health information about them, reports The New York Times on Saturday.

In one instance, the records show that a Mount Sinai plastic surgeon stitched a young woman's head wound with 35 stitches on Epstein's dining room table after she fell off an ATV on his private island.

Epstein later told an assistant the woman was "laid out on the dining room table" during the procedure.

Dr. Margaret Moon, a physician and medical ethics expert at Johns Hopkins University, called the episode "breathtaking."

With such a serious wound, she said, the woman should have been treated in an emergency room equipped for complications.

The surgeon, Dr. Jess Ting, later secured a $50,000 donation from Epstein for breast cancer research and visited his private island.

In a statement, Ting said: "In my treatment of these adult patients, I never knew, witnessed, or had any knowledge of any illegal or potentially illegal activities."

He added, "Mr. Epstein represents the very worst of human nature, and I deeply regret having had any association with him."

Epstein's closest medical ally was Dr. Eva Dubin, founder of the Dubin Breast Center at Mount Sinai and a former romantic partner.

The records show Dubin connecting Epstein, his friends, and several women to specialists.

In 2012, after a young woman asked Epstein about having sex with another man, he told her, "You must first go to the gyno," adding in a separate message that Dubin would "organize" the visit.

Dubin was not copied on that email, but the woman later reported receiving referrals.

Around the same time, Dubin arranged for the woman to volunteer at the Dubin Breast Center.

After hospital approval, Dubin told Epstein, "I told them she will only sit there and look pretty."

In a statement, a representative for Dubin said she made referrals "in good faith and without any awareness of wrongdoing" and "never witnessed, suspected or had any knowledge of Mr. Epstein's criminal conduct."

Mount Sinai said it has formed a committee to investigate its ties to Epstein.

The documents also show doctors sharing information about women's medical conditions with Epstein.

In one exchange, a woman complained: "All the doctors you pay directly keep you well informed about my 'treatments.'" Epstein replied that the doctors "take the time to make sure I'm happy."

In Florida, Epstein's longtime internist, Dr. Bruce Moskowitz, discussed women's lab results with him and helped arrange treatment for gonorrhea in 2018.

When Epstein suggested the women receive antibiotic injections from Moskowitz, the doctor recommended they go to an emergency room instead.

"That way I do not have to report the cases to health department including contacts," Moskowitz wrote, referring to state reporting requirements.

The next day, Epstein asked whether the women had identified him as the source of infection.

Moskowitz responded, "They say a friend overseas." It is unclear how he obtained that information.

Across the files, Epstein is seen directing pelvic exams, liposuction, mole removals, and psychiatric treatment for women, sometimes cutting off payment abruptly.

After a woman asked for $600 to refill an acne prescription, an assistant forwarded the request. Epstein replied: "Ignore."

Legal experts questioned whether the women could have freely consented to care arranged and monitored by Epstein.

"They're being forced to have this treatment by a doctor not of their choice," said Barry R. Furrow, director of the Health Law Program at Drexel University. "I don't think you can even talk about consent in this."