Neil D. Theise (born 1959 in Connecticut) is a professor of pathology at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine[1] and a researcher on the topics of adult stem cell plasticity and the anatomy of the human interstitium. He is the author of the PEN America Award long-listed book[2] Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being.[3] He was the Lead Scientist at Pop Test LLC & Palisades Therapeutics LLC for 15 years.[4]
Biography
editNeil Theise received a B.A.S from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981[5] and an M.D. from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1986.[6]
He, along with his co-authors, published a study in 2018 in Scientific Reports that detailed the interstitium as a potential new organ in the human body.[7]
His 2023 book, Notes on Complexity, introduces complexity theory - the science of how complex systems behave[8] - and delves into a holistic exploration of human existence and the universe-wide network of connectivity.[9]
Publications
editBooks
edit- Theise, Neil. Notes on Complexity: A scientific theory of connection, consciousness, and being. New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2023.
Selected Publications
edit- Ordner, Jeffrey; Narula, Navneet; Chiriboga, Luis; Zeck, Briana; Majd, Mariam; Gupta, Kapish; Gaglia, Rebecca; Zhou, Fang; Moreira, Andre; Iman, Rami; Ko, Jane P; Le, Linda; Wells, Rebecca G; Theise, Neil D. Continuity of interstitial spaces within and outside the human lung. Journal of anatomy. 2025:247(5):1059-1068.
- Stecco, Carla; Pratt, Rebecca; Nemetz, Laurice D; Schleip, Robert; Stecco, Antonio; Theise, Neil D. The importance of categories. A response to brief communication of Dr. Graham Scarr, "Commentary on the recent article: Stecco et al. (2025) Towards a comprehensive definition of the human fascial system. Journal of Anatomy. DOI: 10.1111/joa.14212". Journal of anatomy. 2025:247(2):410-411.
- Gill, Ryan M; Theise, Neil. Vascular Liver Disease: Emerging Concepts in the Sinusoidal Space. Clinics in liver disease. 2025:29(3):545-561.
- Theise, Neil D; Kohnehshahri, Mehran N; Chiriboga, Luis A; Fyfe, Billie; Cao, Wenqing; Zee, Sui; Imam, Rami; Pichler-Sekulic, Simona; Wells, Rebecca G. EVIDENCE OF INTERSTITIAL CONTINUITY WITHIN AND BEYOND THE HUMAN PANCREAS. Human pathology. 2025.
- Stecco, Carla; Pratt, Rebecca; Nemetz, Laurice D; Schleip, Robert; Stecco, Antonio; Theise, Neil D. Towards a comprehensive definition of the human fascial system. Journal of anatomy. 2025:246(6):1084-1098.
- Arivazhagan, Lakshmi; Delbare, Sofie; Wilson, Robin A; Manigrasso, Michaele B; Zhou, Boyan; Ruiz, Henry H; Mangar, Kaamashri; Higa, Ryoko; Brown, Emily; Li, Huilin; Garabedian, Michael J; Ramasamy, Ravichandran; Moore, Kathryn J; Fisher, Edward A; Theise, Neil D; Schmidt, Ann Marie. Sex differences in murine MASH induced by a fructose-palmitate-cholesterol-enriched diet. JJHEP reports : innovation in hepatology. 2025:7(2).
- Theise, Neil D; Tuszynski, Jack A. Non-linearity, complexity, and quantization concepts in biology. Frontiers in human neuroscience. 2025:19.
- Le, Linda; Narula, Navneet; Zhou, Fang; Smereka, Paul; Ordner, Jeffrey; Theise, Neil; Moore, William H; Girvin, Francis; Azour, Lea; Moreira, Andre L; Naidich, David P; Ko, Jane P. Diseases Involving the Lung Peribronchovascular Region: A CT Imaging Pathologic Classification. Chest. 2024:166(4):802-820.
- Huang, Jialing; Ali, Towhid; Feldman, David M; Theise, Neil D. Androgen-Induced, β-Catenin-Activated Hepatocellular Adenomatosis with Spontaneous External Rupture. Diagnostics. 2024:14(14).
- de Jong, Iris E M; Theise, Neil D; Wells, Rebecca G. The space of Mall confirmed in humans: A response to "Portal venous branches as an anatomic railroad for a gut-bile duct axis". Journal of hepatology. 2024:80(3):e126-e127.
References
edit- ↑ "Neil D. Theise, MD". nyulangone.org. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ kanopi_admin (2024-04-08). "Announcing the 2024 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists". PEN America. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ "Notes on Complexity by Neil Theise". Spiegel & Grau. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ "The Pop Test & Palisades Therapeutics Companies – We aim to create, develop and protect new products and technologies that have the potential to significantly improve patients' lives". Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ "Commencement Program, 1981". University Archives and Records Center. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ Columbia University. College of Physicians and Surgeons (1986). P & S ... : the yearbook of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University in the city of New York. Columbia University Libraries. [New York, NY : The College].
- ↑ LiveScience, Rachael Rettner. "Meet Your Interstitium, a Newfound "Organ"". Scientific American. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ↑ "Complexity Theory | TRACT | Columbia University". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ↑ "Review | This biologist wants us to find comfort in our world's complexity". The Washington Post. 2023-06-11. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
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