Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT 10-K 2013 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of CEO Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc., or the Company, for the year ended December 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, or the Report, John Carter, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The accompanying Report of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/:	John Carter
Name:	John Carter
Title:	Chief Executive Officer
Date:	March 19, 2014

The foregoing certification is being furnished with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. It is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and it is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general information language in such filing, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates by reference.