He was the subject of three segments of “20/20” and made news by operating on the son of the Yankee pitcher Tommy John and on a Tibetan monk for whom the Dalai Lama prayed at the institute.
In 1997, he operated on a millionaire's pug in exchange for a donation to help pay for surgery that Epstein then performed on a 5-year-old boy from rural Pennsylvania.
In September 2001, he suffered a brain injury due to a bicycle accident, which forced him to retire from active practice.
He continued to advise on neurological matters for the Miami Children's Hospital until his death due to melanoma.
Perhaps only after our hearts have cracked wide open, have finally and totally unclenched, can we truly know love without boundaries.