Which House M.D. character becomes dean of medicine after Lisa Cuddy leaves?

Eric Foreman becomes dean of medicine after Lisa Cuddy leaves House M.D.

Foreman begins the series as a neurologist on House’s original diagnostic team. His career gradually expands as he accepts supervisory and administrative responsibilities, eventually placing him in a position to lead the hospital rather than merely work within House’s department.

Lisa Cuddy leaves Princeton-Plainsboro at the end of the seventh season after the collapse of her relationship with House. In the eighth season, Foreman serves as dean of medicine while also managing the consequences of House’s return and the hospital’s changing staff.

This progression is easy to confuse with Foreman’s earlier role as a department head or with James Wilson’s long-standing position as head of oncology. Foreman’s appointment is significant because it reverses the original power relationship: the former fellow becomes one of the senior administrators overseeing House.