Anyssa Garza, PharmD, BCMAS

Anyssa Garza, PharmD, BCMAS

Clinical Content Strategist at Order-CS

Health Content Strategist · Digital Health Expert

Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas
Board Certified Medical Affairs Specialist (BCMAS)

Professional Bio

Anyssa Garza, PharmD, BCMAS, serves as the Clinical Content Strategist for Order-CS, where she creates evidence-based health content and patient education materials. She translates complex pharmaceutical science into clear, actionable insights that empower patients to make informed decisions about their medications.

Anyssa is also a pharmacist, behavior designer, and award-winning health content strategist with more than a decade of experience in digital health. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy and a Board Certified Medical Affairs Specialist (BCMAS), her work has been featured on Pharmacy Times, RxWiki, Digital Pharmacist, and Fresh Tri, where she has authored thousands of articles reaching millions of readers.

Recognized for her research contributions in alcohol dependence, Dr. Garza has applied evidence-based methodologies across her content strategy work. She draws on behavior design principles pioneered by BJ Fogg, PhD — trained through programs at Irrational Labs, Coglode, engagedIN, and the Behavior Design Bootcamp — to create health content that drives measurable behavior change.

In addition to her roles in industry and academia, Dr. Garza remains deeply committed to community service, volunteering as a pharmacist at Hope Clinic in Austin and serving on medical mission trips in Acuña, Mexico.

Identity & Mission

"Mom, author, medical writer, and behavior designer with a mission to engage, inspire, and empower others through content."

Dr. Garza focuses on translating complex health information into actionable insights, with a special emphasis on mom-focused content (postpartum mental health, self-compassion) and behavior design that drives lasting change.

Behavior Design & Digital Health

Training & Certifications

  • Behavior Design – Irrational Labs
  • Behavior Design – Coglode
  • Behavior Design – engagedIN
  • Behavior Design Bootcamp (BJ Fogg, PhD)

Core Philosophy

"Empowering Moms & Transforming Health Through Brain Science and Storytelling"

Integrates BJ Fogg, PhD behavior design methodology into content strategy to drive lasting health outcomes. Training completed at Irrational Labs, Coglode, engagedIN, and the BJ Fogg Behavior Design Bootcamp.

Professional Experience

2025 – Present

Director, Content Strategy

Progyny, Inc.

Leading content strategy in fertility and family-building benefits.

2019 – 2024

Content Director, Behavior Design

Fresh Tri

Led behavior-design-driven health content and programs within the digital health and habit-change ecosystem.

2016 – 2019

Vice President, Content and Patient Education Programs

Digital Pharmacist Inc.

Led patient education programs and health-content strategy for independent pharmacies.

2016 – 2020

Adjunct Assistant Professor

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Precepted student pharmacists on rotations and led medical mission trips to Acuña, Mexico.

2014 – 2016

Director, Life Sciences Library

Digital Pharmacist Inc. / RxWiki

Led creation and curation of evidence-based medication and health content.

Content & Medical Writing

Pharmacy Times (Major Contributor)

Extensive portfolio covering diabetes technology, public health, and clinical practice. Selected articles include:

There Is an App for That (Diabetes Tech) Oct 2018
Smoking Cessation: Where to Begin? Apr 2018
Transition of Care: Opportunity for Pharmacists Dec 2017
Why Vaccination Is Essential: 6 Myths Debunked Sep 2017
Naloxone Expansion: Blocking Opioids Aug 2017
Celiac Disease: Fad, Facts, and Fiction Jul 2017
Managing Pregnancy Symptoms Jun 2016
Drug-Induced Autoimmune Diseases Jan 2016

RxWiki / Digital Pharmacist

Authored numerous consumer health news items and educational pieces on topics ranging from AI devices for diabetic retinopathy to FDA approvals.

Volunteer & Mission Work

Hope Clinic – Austin, TX

Volunteer Pharmacist (2016–Present)

Provides care for underserved patients. Notably identified a critical abdominal aortic aneurysm in an elderly patient, facilitating life-saving surgery within 24 hours.

GO Acuña – Medical Mission Trips

Established pop-up pharmacies in low-income neighborhoods in Acuña, Mexico. Led UT Austin students in treating 177 patients during a single mission, providing medication and counseling.

Books & Publications

"You Got This Mama"

Coming Soon

A heartfelt collection of letters from one mother to another. Written in an epistolary style, it encourages new mothers to embrace motherhood with love, gratitude, and self-compassion.