Birch-Hirschfeld made important contributions in several facets of pathological medicine. He is known for his work in the field of bacteriology, with tuberculosis being the primary focus in regards to infectious diseases. In 1898 he described the unitary nature of nephroblastoma.[1]
Lehrbuch der Pathologischen Anatomie, (Textbook of pathological anatomy) Leipsig, 1877
Die Entstehung der Gelbsucht neugeborener Kinder, (The emergence of jaundice in newborn children); Virchow's Archiv für pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für klinische Medicin, Berlin, LXXXVII.
The Skrophulose, In: Hugo Wilhelm von Ziemssen's "Handbuch der speciellen Pathologie und Therapie". Volume XIII; second edition
Grundriss der Allgemeinen Pathologie, (Outline of general pathology) Leipzig, 1892