In House M.D., which character is the hospital administrator Lisa Cuddy?

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

Cuddy, played by Lisa Edelstein, is the senior administrator responsible for managing the hospital while also overseeing House’s diagnostic department. Her position gives her authority over budgets, staffing, policy, and disciplinary decisions, although House frequently tests the limits of her patience.

The character’s relationship with House combines professional conflict, mutual respect, and romantic tension. Cuddy often recognizes the value of House’s diagnostic successes while objecting to the risks and rule-breaking that accompany them.

The title is sometimes simplified to “hospital administrator,” but Dean of Medicine is the more specific canonical role associated with her leadership. Cuddy is not the head of oncology or surgery; those are separate medical specialties represented by other characters in the hospital.