EXHIBIT 23.3
                         Consent of Independent Auditors


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
(Form S-8)  pertaining to the CryoLife,  Inc.  Directors  Stock Options,  of our
report  dated  February  2, 1999,  with  respect to the  consolidated  financial
statements  of CryoLife,  Inc.,  as of and for the two years ended  December 31,
1998  incorporated  by reference in its Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                /s/ Ernst & Young
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                                                Ernst & Young



Atlanta, Georgia
September 28, 2000






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