Dr. Bushley graduated cum laude with a degree in chemistry from Dartmouth College and received his medical degree, with distinction, from the George Washington University School of Medicine. Following his internship and residency in Ophthalmology at Madigan Army Medical Center, he spent three years as a general ophthalmologist and Director of Refractive Eye Surgery at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu. Dr. Bushley completed a fellowship in Cornea, External Diseases and Refractive Surgery at Duke University where he gained advanced training in all modalities of vision correction surgery as well as in the medical and surgical management of complicated corneal disease and cataracts.

Dr. Bushley has received numerous honors and awards, including election into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and has been recognized for his teaching by the Duke University Eye Center and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Having performed over 2500 LASIK and PRK cases to date, Dr. Bushley is experienced and certified on all of the major refractive surgery laser platforms to include the Bausch and Lomb Technolas, Nidek, Alcon LadarVision, VISX and Allegretto Wavelight.

Dr. Bushley is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has written several book chapters and published multiple papers in peer-reviewed journals. In addition, he is an active committee member for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a reviewer for the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is a member of the Cornea Society, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.