Which character becomes House’s boss as dean of medicine in House M.D.?

Lisa Cuddy becomes House’s boss as dean of medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in House M.D. She is played by Lisa Edelstein and serves as the hospital’s administrator while also supervising House’s work.

Cuddy repeatedly has to balance House’s extraordinary diagnostic success against his rule-breaking, risk-taking, and disregard for hospital policy. Their professional conflict drives many storylines, while the series also explores a complicated personal relationship between the two characters. Cuddy’s authority over House distinguishes her from the doctors who work alongside him.

Lisa Cuddy is not the same character as James Wilson, who leads Oncology, or Eric Foreman, who later assumes major administrative responsibilities. Edelstein appeared as a main cast member through season seven. Cuddy’s final regular appearance comes before the eighth season, when Princeton-Plainsboro’s leadership structure changes and Foreman becomes dean of medicine.