In House M.D., Lisa Cuddy’s medical specialty is endocrinology.
Cuddy is the hospital administrator and dean of medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Although her administrative responsibilities dominate much of the series, the character is identified as an endocrinologist by training.
Endocrinology is the medical specialty concerned with hormones and the glands that produce them. Endocrinologists treat disorders involving systems such as the thyroid, pancreas, adrenal glands, and reproductive organs.
The show frequently places Cuddy in conflict with House because she must balance patient care, hospital policy, budgets, and professional liability. Her specialty is sometimes confused with internal medicine generally, but endocrinology is a distinct subspecialty. Actress Lisa Edelstein portrayed Cuddy through the show’s seventh season.