EXHIBIT 23(a)


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

          We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Novoste Corporation Stock Option Plan of
our report dated February 9, 1996, with respect to the financial statements of
Novoste Corporation included in its Registration Statement (Form S-1, No.
333-4988) and related Prospectus, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                                  ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
September 18, 1996