What is the name of Dr. Cuddy’s character in House M.D.?

Dr. Cuddy’s character in House M.D. is Lisa Cuddy.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy is the hospital administrator and Dean of Medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Lisa Edelstein played the character for the first seven seasons. Cuddy supervises House, challenges his rule-breaking, and repeatedly balances his diagnostic value against the hospital’s legal, financial, and ethical responsibilities.

Cuddy’s relationship with House is central to the series. Their professional conflict often includes arguments over patient care, hospital policy, and House’s behavior, while later storylines explore a more personal relationship between them. Her position makes her one of the few characters able to impose consequences on House.

The surname is sometimes misremembered because the show features several recurring doctors and administrators. Cuddy is not a member of House’s diagnostic team; she is the hospital’s senior medical authority. Her departure near the end of season seven changes the hospital’s leadership structure before the final season.