diff --git a/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/providers.cc b/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/providers.cc
index e70e92a..531ba53 100644
--- a/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/providers.cc
+++ b/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/providers.cc
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ long provider_createmember(CVars in, CVars &out) {
         REQ_STRING(in, "password", 5, 49, "(.*)");
         OPTIONAL(in, "phone") REQ_STRING(in, "loc", 5, 16, "(.*)");
         OPTIONAL(in, "login") REQ_LONG(in, "login", 0, -1);
+         REQ_STRING(in, "gender", 1, 2, "(.*)");
 
         long member_id = 0;
 
@@ -296,10 +297,18 @@ long provider_createmember(CVars in, CVars &out) {
             x["email"].set_valid(true);
             //  x["password"] = in["email"];
             // x["password"].set_valid(true);
+            x["gender"] = in["gender"];
+            x["gender"].set_valid(true);
+
             out["member_id"] = insert_db_record(DBS_VALID, "members", "members_id_seq", x);
 
             if (out["member_id"].Long() > 0) {
                 pgsql_query("UPDATE members SET password = md5('%s') WHERE id  = %lu", in["password"].c_str(), out["member_id"].Long()); // setting the password MD5 now
+
+                if (in["dob"] !=""){ // if dob was sent 
+                      pgsql_query("UPDATE members SET dob = '%s' WHERE id  = %lu", in["dob"].c_str(), out["member_id"].Long()); // setting dob now
+                }
+
                 // Now Send Email			
                 ret = PHP_API_OK;
                 //make your patient