Consent of Independent Auditors

     We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this Annual  Report (Form
10-K) of Healthcare  Realty Trust  Incorporated  of our report dated February 4,
1997 (except for the disclosures with respect to the 1997 Secondary  Offering of
stock  referred to in Notes 1, 4 and 12, as to which the date is March 10, 1997)
included in the 1996 Annual Report to  Shareholders  of Healthcare  Realty Trust
Incorporated.

     Our audits also  included the  financial  statement  schedule of Healthcare
Realty  Trust   Incorporated   listed  in  Item  14(a).  This  schedule  is  the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an
opinion based on our audits. In our opinion,  the financial  statement  schedule
referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements
taken as a whole,  presents fairly in all material  respects the information set
forth therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the following:

     1.  Registration  Statement  (Form  S-8  No.  33-97240)  pertaining  to the
Healthcare  Realty Trust  Incorporated 1993 Employees Stock Incentive Plan, 1995
Restricted  Stock  Plan for  Non-Employee  Directors,  and 1995  Employee  Stock
Purchase Plan;

     2.  Registration  Statement  (Form  S-3  No.  33-97888)  pertaining  to the
registration of $250,000,000 of debt securities,  preferred stock,  common stock
warrants, and common stock; and

     3.  Registration  Statement  (Form  S-4 No.  333-07971)  pertaining  to the
registration of $50,000,000 of shares of common stock

     of our report  dated  February  4, 1997  (except for the  disclosures  with
respect to the 1997  Secondary  Offering of stock  referred to in Notes 1, 4 and
12, as to which the date is March 10,  1997) with  respect  to the  consolidated
financial statements  incorporated herein by reference,  and our report included
in the  preceding  paragraph  with respect to the financial  statement  schedule
included  in  this  Annual  Report  (Form  10-K)  of  Healthcare   Realty  Trust
Incorporated.

Nashville, Tennessee
March 27, 1997

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