
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
AmeriPath, Inc.


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of AmeriPath, Inc. and
to the incorporation by reference therein 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 incorporated by reference in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K) of AmeriPath, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2000,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                /s/  Ernst & Young LLP



Nashville, Tennessee
April 19, 2001

