Which character is the hospital administrator in House M.D.?

Lisa Cuddy is the hospital administrator in House M.D.

Lisa Cuddy, played by Lisa Edelstein, is the Dean of Medicine and hospital administrator at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. She supervises House and frequently has to balance his diagnostic successes against his rule-breaking, drug use, and disregard for hospital policy.

Cuddy is also a physician, holding a specialty in endocrinology. Her professional authority creates an ongoing tension with House, whose methods may produce correct diagnoses but expose the hospital to legal, ethical, and financial risks.

The character is sometimes described simply as House’s boss, but her official responsibilities extend across the institution. Cuddy also has important personal storylines, including her relationship with House and her decision to adopt a daughter. Lisa Edelstein played Cuddy through season seven.