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Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) and its second President; the Director of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology from 1975-1980; a former Treasurer and Trustee of the Forensic Science Foundation; a member of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT).
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Cortivo authored or co-authored many peer reviewed and utilized scholarly papers. In 1990, the Toxicology Section of the AAFS honored him with the Alexander O. Gettler Award for his contributions to the field of forensic toxicology.
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Cortivo was born and raised in New York City. He received a B.S. Degree at
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