192 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine SOCIAL WORK, PUBLIC SERVICE, NONPROFIT AND HUMANITIES SUSAN MATORIN, LCSW, ACSW SENIOR LECTURER OF SOCIAL WORK IN PSYCHIATRY Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY Susan Matorin is a clinical social worker and educator celebrating more than four decades as a faculty member at Weill Cornell Medicine. Her interest in psychology and human behavior began early, and she remembers developing a fascination with how the brain worked at a young age. She credits several formative experiences during this time for helping her develop a commitment to equity and social justice, particularly being taught about the Holocaust by her childhood rabbi. Beyond a clinical interest in behavioral health, she saw social work as a way to merge her dual passions for science and social justice, and she decided to pursue a career in the field to create meaningful change for patients and the larger community. Ms. Matorin attended Vassar College, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1964, and continued her education at Columbia University, where she was awarded a Master of Science in social work. She would remain at the Columbia School of Social Work through 1966 as a postgraduate scholar. Throughout her career, Ms. Matorin has remained an active alumni representative of the school. After finishing her postgraduate studies, Ms. Matorin became a licensed social worker in the state of New York, and in 1978, she was certified as a licensed clinical social worker by the Academy of Certified Social Workers. In 1966, Ms. Matorin was named chief of social work for the New York State Psychiatric Institute’s Washington Heights Community Service branch, beginning a 12-year career in community health. Her experience working with high-acuity cases led her to develop a reputation for leadership excellence and further emphasized her dedication to exposing and addressing inequalities and barriers to access in health care. In 1978, Ms. Matorin became chief of ambulatory social work in psychiatry at the New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, a role she would hold for the next three years. Building on her work at New York Presbyterian, Ms. Matorin was named director of social work for the hospital’s Payne Whitney Clinic in 1981, kicking off her affiliation with Weill Cornell Medical Center. She transitioned into a clinical
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