What was the name of House’s hospital administrator in House M.D.?

Lisa Cuddy was House’s hospital administrator in House M.D.

Cuddy served as dean of medicine and hospital administrator at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. She was one of the few people able to challenge House directly while still recognizing his diagnostic value. Their professional clashes formed a recurring storyline throughout the series.

The character was played by Lisa Edelstein. Cuddy had to balance hospital finances, legal concerns, staff management, and patient care while dealing with House’s rule-breaking methods. Her authority made her a crucial counterweight to his independence and helped define the show’s workplace dynamics.

Cuddy is sometimes confused with Remy Hadley, known as Thirteen, or with hospital board figures introduced later. Those characters had very different roles. Cuddy’s defining position was administrative leadership, and her relationship with House developed from conflict into a more personal and complicated connection.