Taking a breath is a natural act. But what happens when lung disease interferes with your ability to breathe easily? The Lung Institute at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix provides highly specialized care to patients battling an array of chronic, advanced and obstructive lung diseases. Pulmonologists, cardiologists, thoracic surgeons, respiratory therapists, pathologists and other health care experts collectively tailor treatment plans that may include medical, surgical and other therapies to treat everything from asthma to lung cancer.
Our unique, fully integrated care model allows us to participate in industry-leading research efforts that give our patients access to the latest treatments for lung disease. We incorporate the most advanced tools available to treat chronic lung disease.
How to make an appointment:
There are five centers within the Lung Institute. They include:
Each center provides specialized, coordinated, and intensively researched care. Our Institute teams accept both inpatients and outpatients, while helping each patient at the Lung Institute throughout their pulmonary care journey.
For more information, contact the Lung Institute at its location at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix today:
755 E. McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85006
(602) 521-3400
The Lung Institute unites the local community of pulmonologists in the Phoenix area with Banner Health’s academic medicine pulmonary care team At the Lung Institute at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, we provide comprehensive care for:
Additionally, we have specialized providers who utilize multiple treatment modalities for pulmonary hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension:
In addition, we provide testing such as pulmonary function, cardiopulmonary exercise, and lab testing onsite in our clinics so patients do not need to go to multiple locations.
Institute Leadership:
At each visit, our care teams will provide education you need for preventive and ongoing pulmonary care. This education will be tailored to your needs and preferred learning style.
The University of Arizona, in coordination with Banner – University Medicine, conducts a variety ofresearch studies and clinical trialsto support a commitment to improving patient care. As a patient at Banner – University Medical Center, you may be eligible to participate, meaning you’ll have access to new treatments, which may not yet be available to the public.
The care team members of the Lung Institute provide multiple lectures locally in the Phoenix area, regionally in Arizona and the Southwest US, nationally, and internationally each year regarding various pulmonary-related topics.