Ira B. Lamster, D.D.S., M.M.Sc., served as Dean of Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and is also a professor of health and policy management at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health. He received funding from Epstein and was in direct email communication with him, including correspondence in May 2012 in which he facilitated administrative assistance for a young woman named Karyna Shuliak who required a letter from Columbia.
He also attended or was invited to a dinner with Epstein that included Dr. Magnani.