Wayne Creelman, MD, Medical Director at the Center for Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Vero Beach recently graduated summa cum laude with a Master of Theological Studies from Ave Maria University (AMU) in Ave Maria, FL. The commencement ceremony was held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 9.

Creelman is a local Board Certified Psychiatrist who also holds Masters' degrees in Medical Management and Business Administration, and has been awarded the Distinguished Fellow status of the American Psychiatric Association. He is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida and currently serves as Division Chief of Community Psychiatry.

Creelman was also recently named The Robert F. and Eleonora W. McCabe Eminent Scholar Chair in Psychiatry and Community Mental Health. As the McCabe Scholar he has been responsible for the establishment and daily operation of the Center for Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine in Vero Beach and has met extensively with community leaders, physicians and mental health professionals in Indian River County to develop relationships and promote the Center and its mission.

The Center was established in October 2008 through a $2 million gift by The Robert F. and Eleonora W. McCabe Foundation and Founding Partners to the University of Florida to establish a permanent endowment to support psychiatry and community mental health in Indian River County.

Creelman is also an author of a popular and definitive Psychiatric textbook, a recognized senior professor, a physician role model and student mentor.