Pilothouse M.d. : Season 1 Episode 1 Page

: The episode introduces House's mantra, which drives his diagnostic process. He refuses to meet patients because he believes their testimony only obscures the truth, a fact highlighted when he eventually discovers the patient's tapeworm diagnosis by breaking into her home to find non-kosher ham. Plot and Medical Mystery

: Like Holmes, House uses a team of "detectives"—Dr. Eric Foreman, Dr. Robert Chase, and Dr. Allison Cameron—to bounce ideas off of, treating illnesses as puzzles to be solved rather than people to be cured. PilotHouse M.D. : Season 1 Episode 1

Created by David Shore, Gregory House (played by Hugh Laurie) was explicitly designed as a medical parallel to Sherlock Holmes. This connection is established early: : The episode introduces House's mantra, which drives