Tripti K. Brar

Tripti K. Brar, MBBS, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatric Otolaryngology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Brar specializes in all aspects of pediatric otolaryngology with a particular interest in the diagnosis and management of pediatric sleep apnea and pediatric hearing loss, including cochlear implants.

After earning her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, in New Delhi, India, in 2006, Dr. Brar completed her otolaryngology residency at Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University in 2010. She then came to the United States to continue her medical training, completing a head and neck surgery observership at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2013 and a visiting physician program in otology and neurotology at the House Research Institute the same year. Following this, Dr. Brar practiced otolaryngology and then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in otolaryngology at the Mayo Clinic in 2023, followed by the completion of a pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine in 2024.

Dr. Brar’s research focus has been on understanding the genetic and epigenetic basis of otolaryngological disorders, particularly in the upper airway. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and she has shared her work through many national and international presentations and posters. She is also a reviewer for several scientific journals, including the International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and Laryngoscope, among others.

Dr. Brar is a member of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Rhinologic Society and the Association of Otolaryngologists in India. At several national-level meetings, Dr. Brar’s research has been selected and presented in the ‘top-rated abstracts’ in the basic science section, and she continues to work to further her research with a focus on pediatric otolaryngology.