What specialty does Lisa Cuddy have in House M.D.?

Lisa Cuddy’s medical specialty in House M.D. is endocrinology.

Cuddy is the dean of medicine and hospital administrator at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital for much of the series. Her endocrinology background is established alongside her authority over hospital policy, staffing, budgets, and patient-care standards.

The character frequently has to manage Gregory House’s disregard for rules. Their professional conflict drives many stories, but Cuddy is also one of the few administrators capable of understanding House’s diagnostic value and challenging his decisions directly. Her role therefore combines clinical knowledge with executive responsibility.

Endocrinology is the medical specialty concerned with hormones and glands such as the thyroid, pancreas, pituitary, and adrenal glands. Because Cuddy is more often shown managing the hospital than treating endocrine patients, viewers can overlook this detail. Her specialty is different from Wilson’s oncology and House’s infectious disease and nephrology.