Form: S-1/A

General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

February 23, 2016

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the reference of our firm under the caption “Experts” in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 and related prospectus of Hedgepath Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated February 23, 2016 and to the inclusion therein of our report, dated February 1, 2016, with respect to the financial statements of Hedgepath Pharmaceuticals, Inc. included in its Form 10-K filed February 1, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Cherry Bekaert LLP

Tampa, Florida

February 23, 2016