In House M.D., what nickname does Amber Volakis receive from House?

House calls Amber Volakis “Cutthroat Bitch” in House M.D.

Amber earns the nickname during the fourth-season competition to replace members of House’s diagnostic team. She is highly competitive, strategically aggressive, and willing to challenge colleagues to survive the selection process. House uses the label as a blunt shorthand for those traits rather than as her formal name.

Volakis is played by Anne Dudek. After the competition, she becomes important to the wider story through her relationship with Wilson and her connection to House’s personal life. Her storyline later culminates in the two-part episode “House’s Head” and “Wilson’s Heart.”

The nickname is easy to confuse with an official job title or a name used by every character. It is chiefly House’s memorable description of Amber’s competitive personality. Amber is also sometimes discussed alongside the other applicants by their elimination order, but “Cutthroat Bitch” remains the character label most closely associated with her.