Exhibit 23.1



               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


        As independent  certified public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the
incorporation  by  reference in this  Registration  Statement on Form S-3 of our
reports dated February 21, 1997 (except for the matter  discussed in Note 12, as
to which the date is March 17,  1997)  included in Sheridan  Healthcare,  Inc.'s
Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  1996 and to all
references to our Firm included in this Registration Statement.


ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Miami, Florida,
   May 14, 1997.