Asthma and Pulmonology

Cardon Children's Medical Center is a comprehensive children's hospital that serves greater Phoenix, the state of Arizona and beyond.

At Cardon Children's Medical Center, we know how frequent and severe breathing problems affect a child's life. Our team of respiratory specialists, pulmonologists and educators are skilled to care for a variety of problems, including asthma and sleep disorders.

Free asthma checks on some Tuesdays this summer!

Additional information:

• Learn more about our asthma support group and the innovative ways we teach families about controlling their asthma in this Raising Arizona Kids video
• Download this asthma workbook (PDF).

Our services:

• Evaluations for children who have symptoms such as coughing, shortness of breath, recurrent pneumonia, wheezing and chest pain.
• Asthma care and education
• Care for chronic lung disease due to premature birth
• Respiratory failure care
• Sleep Center to assess sleeping problems related to respiratory function
• Care for chronic and recurrent respiratory infections such as
  bronchitis, bronchiolitis or pneumonia.
• Pulmonary function tests to measure how well your child breathes.
• Infant pulmonary function tests
• Flexible bronchoscopy

Contact our Asthma Educator:

• Kim Reiners, RN, BSN, CPN, AE-C
  (480) 412-7902

Ask the Cardon Children's experts:

• Children with Asthma and Sports: Kelvin Panesar, MD
• Asthma: Featuring Kim Reiners, RN