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Susan Matorin, a senior lecturer on social work in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, is distinguished for her five-decade-long tenure in psychiatry. Well regarded for educating others on behavioral conditions that affect individuals and their families, as well as treating individuals, couples and families with mental health issues, she aims to eradicate the stigma associated with mental illness. Concurrently, Ms. Matorin is the chair of the Lucille Austin lectureship committee for the Columbia School of Social Work, a board member of the Helen Rehr Center for Social Work Practice, and an executive committee member of the Metropolitan chapter of the Society for Social Work Leaders in Health Care. Previously, Ms. Matorin was the chief of social work at Washington Heights Community Service at the New York Psychiatric Institute, an adjunct associate professor at the Columbia School of Social Work, the chief of ambulatory social work in psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, and the director of social work at The Payne Whitney Clinic. Ms. Matorin was bestowed with the Ellen Perlman Simon Mentor Award from the Society for Social Work Leaders in Health Care in 2021, among other prominent accolades, and holds a Master of Science in social work from Columbia University.