In House M.D., which fictional university hospital employs Lisa Cuddy as dean of medicine?

Lisa Cuddy serves as dean of medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in House M.D.

Cuddy is the hospital’s dean of medicine and, for much of the series, its administrator. She supervises Gregory House, manages the institution’s competing clinical and financial demands, and frequently challenges House when his methods threaten patients, staff, or hospital policy.

The hospital is fictional and is located in New Jersey within the show’s world. Cuddy’s administrative position places her above House in the hospital hierarchy, even though House’s diagnostic expertise makes him unusually influential. Their professional clashes and personal relationship become important parts of the series.

The character is played by Lisa Edelstein. The answer is sometimes confused with the names of real-world teaching hospitals because House M.D. uses authentic medical terminology and presents Princeton-Plainsboro as a major academic institution. It is nevertheless a fictional hospital created for the series.