After 6-Year Ordeal, Connie Culp prepares to head home. Aug. 26, 2010— -- For the first time since her face was destroyed by a shotgun blast in 2004, Connie Culp can now walk down the street and ...

CLEVELAND — Connie Culp, the first recipient of a partial face transplant in the U.S., has died at age 57, the Cleveland Clinic confirmed Thursday. Dr. Frank Papay, chair of the Cleveland Clinic’s ...

Connie Culp, the first face-transplant recipient in the United States, has died, according to the Cleveland Clinic, which performed the surgery. "We are saddened by the loss of Connie Culp," the ...

The injuries Connie Culp suffered on a late night in September 2004 were once believed to be permanent. Her face was disfigured and she was blind after being shot in the face. The life-changing ...

CLEVELAND -- When Connie Culp heard a little kid call her a monster because of the shotgun blast that left her face horribly disfigured, she pulled out her driver's license to show the child what she ...

To promote organ donation, family of donor decides to share their story. Dec. 20, 2010— -- Since Connie Culp had her face torn off by a shotgun blast in 2004, she's measured her recovery with ...

Connie Culp underwent the first face transplant surgery the United States in December 2008. CLEVELAND (AP) -- When Connie Culp heard a little kid call her a monster because of the shotgun blast that ...

This morning, we cracked open the paper and saw an image of Connie Culp—the first person in the United States to receive a face transplant—and we have to admit, we were a bit taken back. After ...

(WJW) – Connie Culp, the woman who underwent the first near-total face transplant in the United States at the Cleveland Clinic, has died. The Clinic confirmed the sad news to WJW Thursday evening.

WINTERSVILLE, Ohio — Connie Culp, the Ohio woman who made international headlines in 2008 when she received the first near-total face transplant in the U.S., has died. Culp was 57. The Cleveland ...

CLEVELAND – When Connie Culp heard a little kid call her a monster because of the shotgun blast that left her face horribly disfigured, she pulled out her driver’s license to show the child what she ...