Dr MacLaine completed a BSc in Anatomy at Dundee, PhD in Leeds and MBChB in Warwick before returning back to Tayside for clinical training and joined NHS Tayside Trauma and Orthopaedics run-through program in 2024.

He holds Honorary Teaching Fellowship contracts with the University of Warwick and University of Dundee, and is founder of The Beacon Academy - providing internships and academic skills to under-represented communities.

Beyond his clinical and academic interests, he is often up a munro with his dog Scotty.