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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.5

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
AmeriPath, Inc. on Form S-1 of our reports appearing in Registration Statement
No. 333-34265 on Form S-1 of AmeriPath, Inc., as follows: dated October 2, 1996
on the combined financial statements of Pathology Associates, P.S.C. and
Technical Pathology Services, Inc.; dated November 1, 1996 on the financial
statements of Beno Michel, M.D., Inc.; and dated November 8, 1996 on the
financial statements of David R. Barron, M.D., Inc. 



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio

October 21, 1997
