Jess Ting

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Dr. Jess Ting is a prominent plastic and reconstructive surgeon and the founding director of Mount Sinai Health System's Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery in New York City. Newly released Justice Department records and Epstein files have documented a yearslong relationship between Ting and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein spanning nearly a decade. The released records include hundreds of emails and reveal multiple layers of contact. In March 2013, Ting visited Epstein's private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, bringing his girlfriend and her three children. He responded to the invitation by describing it as "incredibly generous" and expressing enthusiasm about having "some fun." Epstein provided Ting with a $50,000 grant for breast cancer research. In 2016, Ting solicited Epstein for financial support for a documentary about his transgender surgery program at Mount Sinai; a documentary titled "Born to Be" was later released in 2019, though available records do not confirm whether Epstein funded it. Also in May 2016, Ting informed Epstein that he had been named director of Mount Sinai's new transgender surgery program. In January 2015, after a Reuters reporter contacted Ting regarding a story on Epstein's philanthropy, Ting forwarded the inquiry to Epstein's assistant, allowing Epstein's team to vet his press responses about their financial relationship. Ting has publicly stated he came to know Epstein through professional channels, initially providing wound care and scar healing recommendations to a model referred by Epstein. He has acknowledged treating "just a few female associates referred by Jeffrey Epstein." Ting has not been implicated in Epstein's alleged criminal conduct, no charges have been filed against him, and no formal investigation of Ting has been publicly announced. His response to the disclosures has been to characterize his relationship with Epstein as professional and limited in scope. The documents establish a sustained, multifaceted connection between Ting and Epstein that included personal visits, financial support, and media coordination, but fall short of alleging legal wrongdoing on Ting's part.