After years of exposure to asbestos at work, Michael Mihalik developed asbestosis, a chronic lung disease that left him struggling to breathe. Considered high risk by most transplant centers, Mihalik thought he would never be eligible for the lung transplant surgery needed to save his life. Fortunately, Michael was referred to Loyola Medicine where he received a life-saving double-lung transplant. Thanks to transplant pulmonologist Sana Quddus, MD, post-lung transplant coordinator Liz Schramm, R