Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
Nashville, Tennessee

          We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-120695, No. 333-109306, No. 333-117590, and No. 333-79452) and on Form S-8 (No. 333-117590) of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated of our reports dated February 28, 2006, relating to the consolidated financial statements, and the effectiveness of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated’s internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 28, 2006 relating to the financial statement schedules, which appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP                                         

Memphis, Tennessee
February 28, 2006