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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use 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
included in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of
AmeriPath, Inc.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
September 14, 2001


