The 15th Annual Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics Conference featured inaugural dedicated spine related sessions and courses. Dr. Jerry Walters was selected to deliver two oral presentations. He discussed his ongoing research on surgical considerations in patients with spinal multiple myeloma. This research was mentored by Dr. Glenn Pait. He also discussed decision making for choosing graft materials in complex minimally invasive spine surgery which was mentored by Dr. Noojan Kazemi. Dr. Walters (on the right in blue) was also interviewed and provided feedback on the first advanced spinal instrumentation course for fellows.