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                                                               EXHIBIT 23.6


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 November 12,
1996 on the combined financial statements of Clay J. Cockerell, M.D., P.A. and
Freeman-Cockerell Laboratories, Inc.; and dated August 22, 1997 on the combined
financial statements of Unipath Ltd. and Affiliates. 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Dallas, Texas

October 21, 1997
