Dr Bikov is a specialist in respiratory medicine and ESRS certified somnologist with an academic interest in chronic airway diseases and sleep medicine.

He graduated as a medical doctor at Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary in 2009 and completed his PhD training in 2014 under supervision of Prof. Ildiko Horvath on exhaled breath analysis. As part of his PhD he received a long-term fellowship from the European Respiratory Society at National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London under the supervision of Prof. Peter Barnes. He received his board certificate in respiratory medicine in 2017 and ESRS certification in somnology in 2019.

He is consultant in respiratory medicine with a special interest in sleep and ventilation and the specialty lead for sleep, long-term ventilation, COPD and community respiratory team services at Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington and Altrincham Hospitals, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. He is senior lecturer at the Division of Infection, Immunity & Respiratory Medicine working in the group of Professor Jorgen Vestbo.

Dr Bikov's research currently focuses on the pathomechanism of COPD and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. He has contributed to more than 140 research papers, including the European Respiratory Society technical standard document on exhaled breath analyses. He has a H-index of 29 on Scopus. He is a regular reviewer for many respiratory journals and editorial board member for Journal of Asthma and Lipids in Health and Disease.

Dr. Bikov is actively involved in the British Sleep Society, European Respiratory Society and European Sleep Research Society