Divya Chari, MD

Dr. Divya Chari holds a joint appointment as a neurotologist at Mass Eye and Ear and the University of Massachusetts. She is also an investigator within the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories and Jenks Vestibular Laboratories at Mass Eye and Ear. Dr. Chari is fellowship-trained in complex ear and skull base surgery and board-certified in otolaryngology and neurotology. In her clinical practice, she treats the full spectrum of otology/neurotology diseases, including adult and pediatric cochlear implant surgery, chronic ear disease, otosclerosis, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, superior canal dehiscence, and lateral skull base tumors. She is passionate about improving the clinical and surgical outcomes of patients with hearing and balance problems.

Dr. Chari’s research focuses on translating discoveries in inner ear pathology and molecular mechanisms into improved patient outcomes, with particular interest in Meniere’s disease. Her lab uses translational approaches in patients and animal models to investigate the mechanisms underlying Meniere’s disease to develop novel diagnostics and therapeutics.

Dr. Chari graduated from Yale University with a degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry and earned her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She subsequently completed residency training in otolaryngology at the University of California, San Francisco and fellowship training in otology and neurotology at Mass Eye and Ear.