EXHIBIT 99.5

                       CONSENT OF STEPHEN E. JONES, M.D.

        The undersigned, Stephen E. Jones, M.D., hereby consents to being named
in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of American Oncology Resources, Inc.
(the "Company") and any preliminary prospectus or prospectuses to be filed in
connection therewith as a person to be appointed a director of the Company.


                                        /s/ STEPHEN E. JONES
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                                        Stephen E. Jones, M.D.