Mike Shea MD, ICF ACC Executive Coach

A Boston native, I moved to Maui in 2012 to slow down, improve work-life balance, and enjoy paradise.  My passion to build a better healthcare system for the Maui community opened doors to executive leadership, and I slowly re-created the high-stress life I'd left on the East Coast.  I learned that the life I wanted couldn't be found with a geographic change - but it could be made with internal transformation.

I've dedicated myself to sharing that journey of change with others. In June 2025, I stepped down from my leadership role to align my life with my passion, and began a career in executive coaching.  I continue to practice as a critical care physician, refining my practice of both medical and personal skills.  My aim is to consistently bring balance to chaos, and to help other leaders do the same.

EDUCATION

  • BA in Biology (cum laude) from Amherst College, Amherst MA

  • MD from New York Medical College, Valhalla NY

  • Residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Albany Medical Center, Albany NY

  • Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany NY

  • Coaching Certification, Hudson Institute, Santa Barbara CA

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Private Practice, Pulmonary and Critical Care Services Albany

  • Critical Care Physician, Pacific Permanente Group

  • Chief of Staff, Maui Medical Center

  • Chief Medical Director, Maui Health

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

  • Medicine and Management, Permanente Federation

  • Middle Management Program, KP Southern California

  • Advanced Management Program, KP Southern California/USC Marshall School of Business

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

  • Led Maui Health as Chief Medical Director through the COVID pandemic, the Maui wildfires, multiple executive transitions, and two labor strikes.

  • Partnered with hospital communications to deliver guidance and education in crisis situations via television, radio, and print media.

  • Created accountability for quality of care among the physicians and developed a leadership bench for the Medical Executive Committee.

  • Organized and participated in medical mission trips to Tanzania and Kenya.

COACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Professional coach for all leadership levels, from C-suite to manager

  • Faculty for the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group communication skills courses

  • Speaker and panelist, workshop facilitator, lecturer, small group coach, individual coach