Files from the Justice Department add fresh detail to the story of how Peter Attia, a high-profile longevity physician and media figure, crossed paths with Jeffrey Epstein. The documents show more than casual contact. They show introductions, requests for referrals, offers of medical advice, shared office space, stays in Epstein-owned properties, and at least one social interview arranged at a luxury hotel.

What the records show

The released emails and notes cover roughly 2015 to 2018. Key items include:

  • Attia asked Epstein for patient referrals in 2015 while building a boutique practice in New York City.
  • Attia stayed in an empty Upper East Side apartment owned by Epstein in 2016 while arranging housing.
  • Attia and Epstein discussed a 2017 job opening at Attia’s clinic, and Epstein introduced a foreign-born model to Attia as a candidate.
  • Over multiple years, Attia offered Epstein health advice, test plans, and other medical commentary, though his spokesperson says there was no formal doctor-patient relationship, no intake, no contract, and no payment.
  • Records indicate Attia met Epstein more often than he first stated; his spokesperson said the documents show 11 meetings over four years, while Attia had earlier said about seven or eight meetings at Epstein’s New York residence.

How they connected

Attia first met Epstein through Eva Andersson-Dubin, a former model who became a physician and philanthropist. Epstein later used his network to introduce Attia to scientists, psychiatrists, and other high-profile figures. In turn, Attia introduced Epstein to psychiatrist Paul Conti in 2015. Conti was later paid by Epstein to treat a woman identified in the files as a friend who was struggling with motivation and anxiety.

The Baccarat meeting and the staffing question

In April 2017 Epstein arranged for a model to meet Attia and several others for drinks at the Baccarat Hotel in Manhattan. The model had asked Epstein for help finding work, and Attia told Epstein he was considering three finalists for a position at his clinic. Attia said his main worry was the candidate’s visa status. Epstein wrote that he believed her visa could be renewed and that she would be loyal. The model’s attorney says she is a victim of Epstein’s abuse and declined to comment.

Other connections and arrangements

Attia leased office space in the same suite as Bernard Kruger, a physician who appears elsewhere in the Epstein files. Kruger and his spokesperson have said Epstein did not arrange the introduction to Attia, and they deny any wrongdoing. Attia also at one point offered to connect Epstein to a real estate investor who he identified as a patient. Attia’s spokesperson says none of these introductions produced referrals, investments, or other support for building his practice.

Tone and content of the messages

The emails include casual and crude exchanges. Some lines that have circulated publicly include sexualized comments and references to medical supplies. Attia later said some messages were juveniles and crude. He has said he never witnessed illegal behavior in Epstein’s presence and never saw anyone who appeared underage when he was with Epstein.

Attia’s public response and the fallout

Attia posted a statement acknowledging his interactions with Epstein, calling parts of his earlier behavior naive. He emphasized he was not Epstein’s treating physician and that he only answered general medical questions. Still, the revelations prompted immediate consequences: Attia resigned a role with a national broadcaster to avoid being a distraction, and some commercial relationships ended. Companies and partners named in disclosures reviewed or ended ties after the files surfaced.

Why this matters

Experts say these records raise questions about the obligations and judgment of physicians who socialize or work with people convicted of serious crimes. Jocalyn Clark, a global health expert and editor at a major medical journal, has argued that Epstein’s associations with doctors helped him maintain a social reputation that may have enabled further abuse. She and others call for thorough review and accountability when clinicians are implicated in reputational support for people accused of wrongdoing.

The Justice Department release of Epstein-related materials has prompted a broader reckoning. Some prominent figures named in the files have sought to downplay their relationships, while critics say the documents show the need for clearer standards about professional conduct and conflict of interest for physicians who also act as public influencers.

Attia’s spokesperson has pushed back on what they describe as mischaracterizations, saying that the interactions with Epstein did not yield patients, investments, or formal help building his practice. Still, the records add new detail to a relationship that Attia initially described as limited and focused on research introductions and small-group meetings.

Bottom line

The documents do not allege criminal conduct by Attia. They do show a series of social and professional contacts with Epstein after Epstein’s 2008 conviction. That proximity has damaged Attia’s public standing, intensified scrutiny of how doctors choose associations, and renewed debate about whether and how influential health figures should be platformed in public discussions of medicine and policy.