Valerie Ulene

Valerie Ulene is the Co-Founder of Boom Home Medical, a company that aims to revolutionize home medical equipment with beautifully designed and functional products.12 She launched the company in January 2023 alongside her business partner Byrdie Lifson Pompan.2

Professional Background

Dr. Ulene has extensive experience in the healthcare industry:

• Co-Founder and Medical Director at Clear Health Advisors since 2014, where she helps patients with various medical conditions and concerns.1
• Co-Founder of Boom Home Medical since July 2021, focusing on creating dignified home healthcare products.12

Boom Home Medical

The company's mission is to radically reinvent home medical products, making them:

• Beautifully designed
• Highly functional
• Easy to use
• Empowering for self-care with dignity2

Their first product, Loona, is a personal bedside urinal designed for individuals with female anatomy. It aims to help people with nocturia, pregnancy-related frequent urination, and those with mobility issues.2

Philosophy and Approach

Dr. Ulene and her co-founder believe that everyone deserves dignity in home health care. They aim to create products that are:

• Seamlessly integrated into people's lives
• Appropriate for home use
• Not intimidating or uncomfortable like traditional geriatric-looking health care products1

Their target market includes the growing population of baby boomers, as well as individuals with disabilities or those recovering from surgery or injury.3

Dr. Ulene's work with Boom Home Medical represents a significant shift in the approach to home medical equipment design, focusing on both functionality and aesthetics to improve the user experience and quality of life for those who need these products.