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                                                                   Exhibit 23.2



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
No. 333-48183 of AmeriPath, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 26, 1998,
appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of AmeriPath, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 1997.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Certified Public Accountants
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
March 30, 1998

