Epstein Exploited Elite Doctors for Abusive Medical Care

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A New York Times investigation has revealed that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated a network of elite medical professionals, including plastic surgeons, internists, and dentists, whom he used to provide medical services to young women he was sexually abusing. Epstein would direct the women to get unnecessary procedures like pelvic exams, liposuction, and mole removals, and would sometimes abruptly cut off their care. Some doctors also shared the women's private health information with Epstein.

Why it matters

Epstein's exploitation of medical professionals to facilitate his sexual abuse of young women represents a profound betrayal of the Hippocratic oath and the trust placed in doctors. It raises serious questions about medical ethics, patient privacy, and the ability of wealthy and powerful individuals to manipulate the healthcare system for their own criminal ends.

The details

According to the report, Epstein tapped into a "small stable of loyal medical specialists" whom he would use for his own medical needs, as well as to provide services to the young women he was sexually involved with. This included a plastic surgeon from Mount Sinai who closed a young woman's head wound with 35 stitches on Epstein's dining room table, an internist in West Palm Beach who ordered blood tests for another woman and reported the abnormal results back to Epstein, and a dentist at Columbia University who asked Epstein how much work he wanted done on a "girl" with severe tooth decay.

• Epstein died in a jail cell in 2019.
• The New York Times report was published on March 2, 2026.