Championing
Lung Health
for every patient

The only national society advocating specifically for patient access to advanced bronchoscopy and minimally invasive lung diagnostics.
We bridge the gap between patients and the advanced care they deserve – through awareness, evidence-based education, and policy engagement across all 50 states.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO START?
FOR PATIENTS & CAREGIVERS
Understand your options & find support
Education, patient stories, insurance navigation, and caregiver resources.
Patient Stories Find a Provider
For Clinicians & Advocates
Advocacy tools & policy resources
Denial letter templates, legislator letters, position statements, and toolkits.
Policy Priorities Denial Letter Templates Email a Legislator

Advocacy

Mission Statement: Championing patient voices and advancing lung health through awareness, access, and action.

The only national society advocating specifically for patient access to advanced bronchoscopy and minimally invasive lung diagnostics.

Our Story: We started as a small group of physicians interested in advanced bronchoscopy. Now we represent more than 100+ clinicians across all 50 states including our team members: advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, nursing, care coordinators and industry advocates.

Please email us directly at [email protected] if you are seeking to find a Advanced Bronchoscopist or Interventional “Pulmonologist in your are your area!”

About Us
Mission & Vision
  • Mission: Championing patient voices and advancing lung health through awareness, access, and action.

  • Vision: The only national society advocating specifically for patient access to advanced bronchoscopy and minimally invasive lung diagnostics. We exist as a bridge to help patients gain access to advanced bronchoscopy services.

Advocacy Arm Scope
  • Nonpartisan stance

  • Patient-access focused

  • Education + policy awareness

Our Story

We started as a small group of physicians interested in advanced bronchoscopy. Now we represent more than 100+ clinicians across all 50 states including our team members: advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, nursing, care coordinators and industry advocates.

Leadership & Partners
  • Executive Leadership: Jaspal Singh, MD, Susan Garwood, MD, Jorge Mercado, MD

  • Advocacy Committee Members listed: Bradley Icard, DO, Uzair Ghori, MD

Advocacy Impact & Activities
  • Advocacy events members attended

  • Policy engagement activities

  • Lower reporting burden than formal annual reports

Take Action

Our lung cancer advocacy toolkit makes it easy to take action from home. Plus, send a pre-written message to legislators in just minutes.

Policy Priorities

Learn about women and lung cancer, one of our top policy priorities, and what you can do. Plus read about about what we’re advocating for in Congress and across the Executive Branch.

Lung Cancer Voices Summit

Our annual advocacy event in Washington, D.C. open to anyone impacted by lung cancer.

Looking for an advanced bronchoscopist near you?

We’re here to help connect you with the right expert.

Simply email us at [email protected], and our team will work to identify a specialist closest to your location. Please be sure to include your city and state or ZIP code so we can provide the most accurate match.”

Share Your Story

“We would be honored to share your story and journey. If you’re open to telling us more, we would love to feature you on our Airway to Advocacy series—where Dr. Bradley Icard interviews patients to amplify your voice and experiences.

Together, we are building a lung cancer movement—one story, one mile, one voice at a time.”

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