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 ...

(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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's a surgery that was once unimaginable. Today we got our first look at an Ohio mother who is the first U.S. face transplant recipient. Five years ago, Connie Culp was shot in the face by her ...

CLEVELAND -- There is an initial shock upon first glance at Connie Culp, the woman who received the nation's first face transplant nearly two years ago. She taps her way through the hospital waiting ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Connie Culp, who underwent the first face transplant surgery conducted in the United States, faced reporters and the world Tuesday, and offered thanks to the team of ...

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 ...