Dr. Bethany Whitesell is Missouri Eye Institute’s optometrist providing primary eye care and post-operative care in Joplin and Springfield. Dr. Whitesell was previously employed with the VA Center in Springfield (formerly Mount Vernon). Dr. Whitesell graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia, earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She then went to the University of Missouri-St Louis College of Optometry and completed a residency in primary care at the VA Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Dr. Whitesell serves as an adjunct Professor of Optometry at Northeastern State University, Oklahoma College of Optometry.
Primary Specialty
Optometrist
GenderFemale
EducationUniversity of Missouri
TrainingFayetteville VA Medical Center
CertificationAmerican Board of Ophthalmology, Oklahoma State Board of Optometry, Missouri State Board of Optometry, Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease, National Board of Examiners in Optometry I, National Board of Examiners in Optometry II, National Board of Examiners in Optometry III, Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry