
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
AmeriPath, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Forms S-8 No. 333-51500, No. 333-67303 and No. 333-48183) of AmeriPath, Inc. of
our report dated March 24, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Pathology Consultants of America, Inc. and subsidiaries (d/b/a/
InformDx) as of December 31, 1999 and for the two year period then ended and
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) of AmeriPath, Inc and
subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2000.

                                    /s/  Ernst & Young LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
March 26, 2001

