EXHIBIT 99.1

                      HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Healthcare Realty Trust
Incorporated (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, David R. Emery, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company, and I, Scott W. Holmes, Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.



Date: May 15, 2003                     /s/ David R. Emery
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                                       David R. Emery
                                       Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
                                       Officer



                                       /s/ Scott W. Holmes
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                                       Scott W. Holmes
                                       Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                       Officer



This certification shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liability pursuant to that section.
Such certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any
filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that
the Company specifically incorporates it by reference. A signed original of
this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the
Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.