In addition to his service to UNC, Dr. Shea has held several important roles outside the University including as Chair of the Center for International Bone Marrow Transplant Research and significant involvement in the ALLIANCE Transplant and Leukemia Committees. He also served on multiple advisory boards for the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Dr. Shea has published extensively in the areas of bone marrow transplantation and the management of patients with hematologic malignancies.
Benefitting his role in holistically improved the care of patients with cancer Dr. Shea was pivotal to the generation of the SECU Family House and his work in these areas was recognized by his receipt of the Organ of the Longleaf Pine from Governor Roy Cooper.
Dr. Shea has been married for over 40 years to Dr. Katherine Shea and has two wonderful adult children. He stays busy in retirement by doing a little consulting, but mostly playing golf, taking care of a small country farm in Southwest Virginia, volunteering at the SECU Family House and UNC Hospitals, and participating in service projects with the East Chapel Hill Rotary Club.