Facts: - years active: 31 - known for: dermatology - death date: 20 april 2001 - birth date: 03 march 1943 - name: brian v. jegasothy , m.d. - nationality: sri lanka - image: thumb - module: profession = immunologic mechanisms prizes = = field = work_institutions = specialism = research_field - occupation: physician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of brian v. jegasothy .
brian v. jegasothy m.d. -lrb- born march 3 , 1943 in colombo , sri lanka -rrb- was a dermatologist and visiting professor at over 50 universities .and clinics , and was the chairman of the department of dermatology at the university of pittsburgh from 1987 to 1999 .dr. jegasothy helped develop an improved treatment for a rare kind of cancer known as cutaneous t-cell lymphoma .dr. jegasothy and his colleagues at yale university established the standard photopheresis technique used to treat serious cases of cutaneous t-cell lymphoma he also aided in the study of immunobullous diseases , which is when the immune system attacks the skin and causes it to blister and fall off .he helped in the development of a topical form of fk506 , which is an anti-rejection drug invented by organ transplant researchers at pittsburgh .topical fk506 has been used to treat conditions such as psoriasis in addition to the rashes that transplant patients develop .dr. jegasothy was also the founder of the asian indian christian church of pittsburgh , which unites members of pittsburgh 's indian , sri lankan , pakistani and bangladeshi communities .