In House M.D., what is Dr. Lisa Cuddy’s position at Princeton-Plainsboro?

Lisa Cuddy is the Dean of Medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro in House M.D.

Cuddy, played by Lisa Edelstein, is the senior medical administrator responsible for overseeing the hospital’s clinical and institutional operations. She supervises House and repeatedly has to balance his diagnostic brilliance against his rule-breaking, rudeness, and disregard for hospital procedures.

The role makes Cuddy both House’s boss and one of his most important personal relationships. She often acts as a practical counterweight to his methods, demanding documentation, controlling resources, and setting limits on his behavior. Their professional conflicts drive many hospital storylines.

Cuddy is sometimes described casually as the hospital’s “boss,” but Dean of Medicine is the more specific title used for her position in the series. The character is also a physician, not merely an administrator. Her responsibilities distinguish her from department heads such as House and from individual specialists working under the hospital’s broader leadership.