Lisa Cuddy serves as Princeton-Plainsboro’s hospital administrator and Gregory House’s boss in House M.D.
Played by Lisa Edelstein, Cuddy is a physician and senior administrator responsible for managing the hospital while dealing with House’s methods. She often has to balance patient care, institutional rules, budgets, and House’s disregard for authority.
Cuddy’s professional relationship with House is a major part of the series. She recognizes his diagnostic ability but frequently disciplines or restrains him when his behavior creates legal, ethical, or practical problems. Their relationship also develops beyond workplace conflict.
Cuddy is distinct from House’s team members, such as Cameron, Foreman, and Chase. Stacy Warner is House’s former partner and a hospital lawyer, while Martha Masters is a later member of the diagnostic team.