EXHIBIT 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 pertaining to the Genzyme Surgical Products Corporation Savings and
Investment Plan of Genzyme Corporation for the registration of 25,000 shares
of Genzyme General Division common stock of our report dated January 31,
2001, with respect to the financial statements of Focal, Inc. included in
Focal, Inc.'s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
June 11, 2002