John Cummins, M.D.

Dr. John Cummins (they/them) is the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, (CCBHC), Medical Director for Northern Illinois. Dr. Cummins will serve as Medical Director for both Rosecrance Ware Center and Rosecrance Mulberry Center. They have also been appointed as the Chair of Psychiatry for UIC College of Medicine – Rockford. Dr. Cummins is a seasoned educator and community/public psychiatrist. Prior to joining Rosecrance, they were the Medical Director for Elgin Mental Health Center, the largest psychiatric hospital in the state, which serves hundreds of justice-involved individuals. In addition, Dr. Cummins has directed and rode-along with ACT teams, been the psychiatrist on an OTP van for UIC’s Urban Medicine department, worked in a Washington model collaborative care clinic, started trans- and queer-affirming psychiatric clinics, and educated professionals for over two decades. Dr. Cummins is originally a Southside Chicago native, but they’ve lived in rural areas almost as long as they’ve lived in the city. Dr. Cummins enjoys watching terrible TV, swimming, reading, playing games, spending time with their husband, bringing home-grown vegetables to share with others, and playing with their two dogs.