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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.5

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement No. 333-38429 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 22, 1997
