Dr. John Billingsley

Dr. Billingsley briefly attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College before transferring to the University of Arkansas where he graduated in 1984 with an undergraduate degree in Bacteriology. Afterward, Dr. Billingsley attended Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions in Omaha before transferring to the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Tulsa. Eventually, Dr. Billingsley graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine in 1991, designated as class speaker of his graduating class. From there, Dr. Billingsley went on to complete his internship at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine before completing his residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and as Chief Resident at the VA Medical Center in Oklahoma City. 

After completing his residency in 1995, Dr. Billingsley went on to work in Northwest Arkansas as a comprehensive ophthalmologist. In 2003, Dr. Billingsley became owner, President, and ophthalmologist at Ozark Laser and Surgery Center and Billingsley Eye Practice and Clinic in Springdale and Siloam Springs. As owner and President, Dr. Billingsley managed day-to-day tasks throughout his practice while simultaneously providing exceptional eye care for his patients and being the highest-volume surgeon at Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital.  

In 2013, Dr. Billingsley joined the Northwest Health Eye Clinic staff in Siloam Spring as an ophthalmologist, expanding services beyond cataract/anterior segment surgery and oculoplastics to medical retina procedures including laser and anti-VEGF injections. Today, Dr. Billingsley serves patients at Vold Vision’s clinic in Bentonville.