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.